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47 Cards in this Set
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militia
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-civilians serving as soldiers
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casualties
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-killed,injured or captured soldiers
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metacomet
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-king phillip
-because he called himself charles the second -settlers called him that |
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albany plan of union
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-called all of colonies exept for Georgia to unite
-ben franklin helped to write it |
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Edward Braddock
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-general that was appointed by king george the 2nd to lead british forces in the french and indian war
-led them into an ambush |
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treaty of paris
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-great britan and france signed to end the f+i war
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backcountry
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-thinly populated frontier area between costalsettlments and the appalachian mnts.
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pioneers
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-the first people to settle on the frontiers
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pontiac's rebellion
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-indians attacked seven british forts on the frontier
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king george the 3rd
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-issued the proclamation of 1763
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proclamation of 1773
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-made to avoid indian-colonist conflict
-settlers can't settle west of appalachians |
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boycott
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-when people refuse to buy certian goods
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repeal
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-end an act (such as stamp act)
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George Grenville
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-prime minester that asked parliment to tax colonists
-this started the sugar act |
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sugar act
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-law that set duties on sugar and mollases
-the first act not to regulate trade, but to raise money in the colonies |
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James Otis
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-one of the first colonists to protest taxation by parliment
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Samuel Adams
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- leader at a bostan town meeting agreed w/ otis
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committiees of correspondance
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-groups that contacted othe towns and colonies
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stamp act
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- parliment passed an act that reqired colonists to pay for a seal when they sent a letter
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sons of liberty
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-samuel adams helped organize the group to use violence to scare away tax collecters
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Patrick Henry
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-pressed a series of resolutions to the house of bur.saying that the stamp act was taxation w/ out representation
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writs of assistance
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-allowed tax collectors to search for smggled goods
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propaganda
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-info giving only one side of an argument
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Townshed acts
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-placed duties on imported glass,lead,paint,paper and tea
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daughters of liberty
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-woman that supported the boycott
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boston massacre
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-2 british soldiers got in afight w/ colonists and the cs started throwing snowballs.the soldiers fired guns and killed ppl.they said it was "self defence"
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tea act
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-duties on tea
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boston tea paty
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-sons of liberty,disguised as american indians, threw tea off the ships and into the harbor as a result of the tea act.
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intolerable acts
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-harbor closed until t was paid 4
-charter cancelled, so gov decided when leg. could meet -officials accused would b sent 2 britan -colonists had 2 house soldiers -thomas gage new gov.of mass. |
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Mary Otis Warren
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-wrote playes that made british supporters look foolish
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king philips war
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-1675
-metacomet vs. colonist's militia |
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king wills war
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-1689
-no change in boundries -eng. vs. france |
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queen anne's war
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-1702
-england vs. france+spain -eng got land,spain got newfoundland |
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king george's war
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-1744
-still compeating 4 ohio river vally |
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french and indian war
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-1755
-eng vs. france -eng won everything |
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treaty of paris
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-1763
-ended f+i war |
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pontiac's rebellion
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-1763
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proc of 1763
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-1763
-after treaty of paris and rebellion |
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sugar act
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-1764
-effect was 1st continental congress |
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1st continental congress
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-1764
-sam adams |
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commities of correspondence
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-1764?
-after congress #1 |
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stamp act
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-1765
-effect was sons of liberty and stamp act congress -repealed in 1766 |
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townshed acts
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-1767
-writs of assistance to enforce -effect was daughters of liberty boycott |
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boston massacre
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-1770
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tea act
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-1773
-effect was boston tea party |
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boston tea party
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-1773
-effect was intolerable acts |
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intolerale acts
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-1774
-effect was propaganda |
