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What is the purpose of a colony
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To make the mother country more powerful
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What is primary industry
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Raw Materials
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What is secondary industry
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finished product
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Why were restrictions put on the colonies' manufacturing
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Not allowed to compete with mother country
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The colonies's shipping was restricted how?
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They were only allowed to use british ships
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How were the colonies restricted in buying and selling?
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They buy from england & only sell to england
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What is the enumerated goods list?
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Goods that could be only bought from england
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What are some of the advantages the colonies had?
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-Shipping industry was good
-Bounty on certain products -Black Market |
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What is a Bounty?
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Payments made to stimulate the production of certain goods
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What were some of the disadvantages the colonies had?
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-Manufactoring & Shipping restrictions
-Trade restrictions |
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What is Salutary neglect?
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Purposefully looking the other way on certain crimes such as the black market.
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By the early 1700s the colonists began to change, why?
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1. 3rd to 6th generation of colonists
2. Some people never saw and weren't from britain 3. Population doubling every 25-30 years 4. Each colony is very independent |
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In 1760 who is the new enlish king?
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George III
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How do the majority of the colonists feel about George III?
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They dislike him and even call him Farmer George
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What are some of the reasons the colonists had to stay together with england?
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- Defence from indians
- Defence from spain - Defence from france (main threat) |
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The French and Indian war was a part of what bigger war?
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7 years war 1754-1763
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What are some of the advantages of the british during the French and Indian War?
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-More colonists 2-3 to 1 ratio
-Navy |
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What were some of France's advantages?
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-One unified colony (British colonies were 13 very independent colonies)
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Most of the indians sided with the french, which specific tribe differed and sided with the british?
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Iroquai
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Who was the Albany Plan organized by?
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Ben Franklin
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What was the Albany Plan?
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7 colonies met and the plan was to help each colony fight for eachother.
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How does the Albany plan do?
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It fails
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in 1758 who is the new war minister of britain?
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William Pitt
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When quebec fell in 1759 what 2 generals died and what country did each belong?
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-Kalm- France
-Wolf- British |
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What was the treaty to the french and indian war and what were the reparations?
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-Peace of Paris 1763
-Britain secured largest amount ever given to a country as a result of a peace treaty (everything but france and a few islands in the carribean) |
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What were some of the negative after effects on British?
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- low on money so they tried to tax the colonies more
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Who was the new Finance minister and what does he do?
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- George Grenville
- All he does is enforce laws that were already in effect |
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What were writs of assistance?
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search warrants?
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What was the big deal behind the sugar act of 1764?
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-lowered the price of the sugar tax but now it was enforced
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What was the currency act?
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forbid the colonies from having their own paper money
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What was new on the Stamp act of 1765?
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stamp on 54 new items
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What was the townsend act?
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a tax on..
-tea -paper -glass |
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In the end what happened to the townsend act?
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every thing was cancelled except tea
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What was the major indian rebellion in 1763?
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Pontiac's rebellion
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What was the proclaimation of 1763?
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all settlements west of applachians must be stopped and ceased
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Courtering act of 1765?
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Every colonist had to provide barracks for soldiers
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Since we defied the new restrictions what did british do?
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-Took govorner salary away from the assembly
- Precented NY and Mass from meeting except one day a year |
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What was Patrick Henry's reason for us to rebel?
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No taxation without representation
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What did the colonists do in retaliation of the stamp act?
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They boycotted british goods
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Was the stamp act ever taken away?
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Yes
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What was put in its Place and what did it do?
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The declatory act,
Full power over the colonies |
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who were the sons of liberty?
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A terrorist movement
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What happened in the Boston Massacre?
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5 colonists die
Cryspus attucks- A black dock worker died amongst the group |
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What was the gaspee affair?
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Colonists burned HMS Gaspee
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What was the committee of correspondence?
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information network in the colonies (worked kind of like the pony express)
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Which company was given monopoly over all the tea trade and relieved of taxes in america?
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East india company
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Why did this upset the colonists?
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Upset many prominent black market tea sellers?
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What was the boston tea party?
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The sons of libery threw 75000 dollars worth of tea into the boston harbor
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What were the intolerable acts?
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Came from a direct result of the boston tea party
-closed boston ports till tea was paid for -british soldiers would not be tried in us courts -troops in Mass could be quarted anywhere -only one gov meeting a year in massachusetts |
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What was the quebec act?
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-French canadians got religious freedom and self gov
-Borders of canada extended to ohio river |
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What happened in philidephia 1774?
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1st continental congress.
-all colonist but georgia showed up -petitioned king for relief from intolerable acts -cut off all trade w/ britain -pledge loyalty to the kind -start war preparations |
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In 1774 boston was occupied militarily by what british general?
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Thomas Gage
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Gage got word of colonists ammasing weapons in concord what did he do?
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Sent 700 soldiers to destroy arsonel
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Who were the colonists allerted by?
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Williams Dows, Samuel Prescot, Paul Revere
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Where did the british run into american minute men and how many americans died?
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Lexington
8 americans died |
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When the set concord weapons on fire what happened on the way back?
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250 british soldiers were killed
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What did the colonists do afterwards?
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They mobilized and beseiged boston
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Where do the british then attack the colonists?
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Breeds hill (not bunker hill)
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Who wins breed's hill and what was signifigant about this battle?
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The british
-bloodiest battle |
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What was the olive branch petition?
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The Colonists complained everything but blamed it on king's ministers
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What happened at the 2nd continental congress?
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-asked colonies for supplies
-sendt agents/diplomats to france -encourage rebellion of french canadians -georger washington elected commander & cheif |
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Montgomery takes what french base?
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Ticonderoga
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What city does he then take over and what is his fate?
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He wins at montreal
-Montgomery dies |
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America Cant take quebec so..?
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Canada remains in british hands throughout the war
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What does the king call americans? And what does he do?
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-Traitors
-blockade's east coast |
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What pamphlet was released on January 3rd, 1776?
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common sense by thomas pane
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What did the pamphlet say?
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Blamed george III for the problems
"tis time to part" |
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March 1776 what happened at botson?
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Washington brought cannons fron ticonderoga and aims them at dorchester heights so the british leave boston
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Who is charge of what army?
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Washington- Us
William howe- British |
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What does richard henry lee do june 7th 1776 at the 2nd continental congress
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introduces 1st resolution calling for independence
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Who are the 5 authers of the dec of independence?
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- John Adams
-Roger Sherman -Robert Livingston - Ben Franklin -Thomas Jefferson |
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When was Dec of Ind it submitted and when was it passed?
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Submitted - july 2nd
Passed - July 4th |
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What did the declaration of independence do?
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-explain philosoph of our govornment
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What did it mean to sign declaration of indep
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signing your addmittance to treason
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Who was john hancock
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Prez of Continental COngress
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What is a good assessment of the british?
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-Govornment - most powerful
-Money - more than anyone -dicaplined troops -best navy |
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How did american colonies feel about indep?
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-1/3 for
-1/3 against -1/3 didn't care |
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What is assesment of US
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-Battle Style
-home turf - not popular war in britian - out leadership was good |
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Who were hessains
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Hired german soldiers
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We hold these truths to be self evident means..?
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That it should be obvious without explination
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In dec of ind Man means?
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Man - White male property owners
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Life liberty and persuit of happiness was originally written and written by?
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Life, liberty, property
By John Locke |
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What is a social contract?
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Govornment exists to protect the people's rights
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What is the right of revolution?
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People have the right to alter abolish the govornment
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What right is for defence of the people?
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Right to own a gun
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What is the greviences part of the dec of indep
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-List of what george the 3rd has done to us
-Explain to the world why we are the exception to the rule |
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What is the resolution?
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It states we are free
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3
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4 5...?
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6
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7 8...?
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9
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