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39 Cards in this Set
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Fort Duquesne
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1st battle where George Washington led a small group of troops to force the French out |
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Liberty
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means freedom |
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Boycott
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refuse to buy/ignore |
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Fort Necessity
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a temporary fort Washington built before he was defeated by the French |
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William Pitt |
He and the British put money into more troops and equipment to defeat the French |
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Pittsburgh |
was Fort Pitt as well as Fort Dequesne and Pitt took control of it
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Treaty of Paris
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Great Britain (or England) received all of the French lands in the Ohio River Valley and Canada, as well as the Spanish colony in Florida |
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Taxation |
England wanted to tax America - America had no representation. England taxed everything. |
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Patrick Henry |
Said "give me liberty or give me death" |
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Boston Massacre
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British killing of colonists |
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Boston Tea Party
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colonists dumped tea in protest of taxation - this angered the King of England |
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Petition |
written request to change something |
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minutemen |
soldiers ready quickly |
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profit
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-money made -boycotts hurt this |
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Militia |
military of volunteers |
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Political Cartoon
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drawing expressing opinion
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symbols
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something that stands for something else |
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John Hancock
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First to sign Declaration of Independence |
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Paul Revere |
he and William Dawes warned that the British were coming |
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Green Mountain Boys
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they took Fort Ticonderoga |
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Militiaman's Fowler |
main gun/musket used |
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Bunker Hill |
costly British victory |
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Benedict Arnold |
Traitor - person who turns against their own country |
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Loyalists
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people who were loyal to Britain |
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Patriots |
people who wanted independence |
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Quakers |
people who oppose all wars |
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Continental Army
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George Washington's army |
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Traitor
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person who turns against their country (Benedict Arnold) |
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Olive Branch Petition
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symbol of peace July 1775 Congress tried one last time to make peace with Britain by sending the petition |
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Thomas Paine
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Common Sense
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100,000 copies were sold |
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Flag
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red=bravery, white=purity, blue=justice |
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Basic Rights
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D of I stated that people were born with rights: life, liberty, and the right to own property/pursue happiness |
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Life/Liberty/Property
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basic rights
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July 4, 1776 |
John Hancock was 1st to sign Independence Day-the birth of our nation |
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Washington DC |
the nation's capital
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Declaration of Independence
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a statement of independence written by Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson |
wrote the declaration of independence (along with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams) |
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Power to the people
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Given by the D of I, said all people are created equal |
