The Constitution And The New Republic

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Olive Tree Petition

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The final effort by the colonists to conciliate the British government, after the outbreak of hostilities. The petition was to increase land and sea forces, and a declaration in Parliament to take stern measures against the ‘conspirators and insurgents’ in America.

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Prohibitory Act

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It declared and provided for a naval blockade against American ports.

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Common Sense

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Written by Thomas Paine who presented the American colonists with a powerful argument for independence from British rule at a time when the question of independence was still undecided

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Declaration of Independence

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The document written in 1776 that declared war to Britain and established the new nation as the United States.

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Thomas Jefferson

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The third president of the U.S who was an example of republican virtues. He was the primary author of the DOI.

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George Mason

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George Mason IV was an American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Along with James Madison, he is called the "Father of the Bill of Rights".

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Continental Congress

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The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution.

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Articles of Confederation

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The first form of American Constitution that lacked the power to tax, a Bill of rights, and failed to establish a balance of powers.

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George Washington

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Founding Father and first president of the U.S who favored more Federalist views.

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Bunker Hill

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The result was a victory for the British but suffered a large amount of losses: 1000 wounded, 226 killed, mostly officers.

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General Thomas Gage

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Was a British general, best known for his role in the early days of the American War of Independence.

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Hessians

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The Hessian soldiers were 18th century German regiments hired through their rulers by the British Empire. They were most widely associated with combat operations in the American Revolutionary War.

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Lord Cornwallis

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British General and colonial governor

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Natahnael Greene

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Was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer.

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John Jay

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During and after the American Revolution, Jay was a minister to Spain and France, helping to fashion United States foreign policy, and to secure favorable peace terms from the United Kingdom.

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Treaty of Paris 1783

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Declared the intention of both parties to forget all past misunderstandings and differences and secure to both perpetual peace and harmony.

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Women during Wartime

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They would usually take the roles of men. Some disguised themselves as men so they could fight.

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Abigail

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Child who accused people of practicing witchcraft in the Salem witch trails.

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Civic Virtue

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Is the cultivation of habits of personal living that are claimed to be important for the success of the community.

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Ordinance of 1784

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The western areas must remain part of the United States and be subject to its central government. Newly developed areas in the West adopt share of the national debt recently incurred in the War for Independence. Slavery must be prohibited in these areas after 1800

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Northwest Ordinance

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It ppened up vast western land areas to development by the United States, accelerating the country's westward expansion.

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Shay’s Rebellion

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Debt-ridden farmers, struck by the economic depression that followed the American Revolution, petitioned the state senate to issue paper money and to halt foreclosure of mortgages on their property and their own imprisonment for debt as a result of high land taxes