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tradition
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archaeological term describing groups of artifacts manufactured for human use that are distributed over a large geographic area and persisting for long periods of time
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Which tradition was "an alien culture": Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippi?
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Mississippi-"an alien culture"
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When was Plymouth colony founded?
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1620
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patroons
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wealthy Dutchmen offered large estates along Hudson River, wanted to populate and develop them with tenants. Bad way of settlement, failed way of getting colonists New World
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"Best poor man's country"
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Pennsylvania
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status quo antebellum
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after war things went back to the way they were before
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Who were the French and Indian wars with?
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French vs. Britian (England)
Britian won and Empire and French lost all their New World territory (pretty much) |
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specie
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hard money: silver, gold, metal
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Stamp Act
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Was a DIRECT tax from Britian on the colonies, taxing newspapers, diplomas, legal docs., etc.
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What did Lord North do?
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(was British Prime Minister) he repeals the Townshend Act (except for the tax on tea)
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standing army
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permanant paid professional army of soldiers. colonists hated it
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The Battle of Quebec was during which war and why was it important?
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The Battle of Quebec was the big final battle of the French and Indian Wars at St. Lawrence River
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During the Stamp Act what did the colonists mean by "no taxation without representation"?
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They did not mind being taxed, but wanted to be tax by their representatives in the Assembly only. They did not want to be taxed directly from Britian, which was illegal
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What was a "tool of tyrants"?
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the standing army
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Mississippi Tradition
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"an alien culture"
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"blood in the streets"
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Boston Massacre
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The American Prohibitory Act
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American declaration of war, with Britian
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What countries helped us during the revolution?
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foreign loans: ($8 million) from Fance, Holland, Spain
French soldiers came over and helped |
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What was the most important battle of the Revolution?
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Saratoga
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What battle can be compared to Gettysburg of the Civil War?
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Battle of Saratoga of the American Revolution. It was the most important battle of the Revolution
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Who was defeated at Saratoga?
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Britian's: Burgoyne
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George Rogers Clark
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ends British rule in the North West (Illinois)
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What was the turning point of the Southern Civil War?
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Battle of King's Mountian: whigs vs. torries. Whigs win!
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Battle of King's Mountian
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turning point of Southern Civil War
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double envelopment
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battle from 2 sides, at Battle of Cowpens
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Result of the siege of Yorktown
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Cornwallis pushed out of South and forced to surrender
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primogeniture
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property would go from father to eldest son
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What created a "perpetual" league of sovereign states?
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Articles, each state could have up to 7 delegates (only 1 vote) in a unicameral legislature
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federalism
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division of power between national and state government
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"Publius"
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Federalist papers written by Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay
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Where was the proclamation of 1763?
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Appalachian Moutians
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Proclamation of 1763
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colonists could not go west of Appalachians
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"worst loss the US army ever suffered"
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St. Claire's Defeat- Nov. 1791, US vs. Indians
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Treaty of Mortefontaine
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ended the Quasi-War with France, and cancelled the Treaty of Alliance
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St. Claire's Defeat
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"worst loss the US army ever suffered" US vs Indians
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