Unit 2 French & Indian War-Confederation Period

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French & Indian War

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The British protected the colonists in this war beginning in 1754 in the Ohio River Valley. Also known as the Seven Years War, it lasted for two years & resulted in the British receiving Canada from France and Florida from Spain.

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Albany Plan of Union

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This was a plan to create a more centralized government for the British North American colonies. It wanted to achieve greater colonial unity & bolster defense against the French. Franklin came out with the "Join or Die".

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Salutary Neglect

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Whigs

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Radicals that feared the King was placing a threat on liberty. The Whigs warned people of corruption.

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Parliament

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Pontiac's Rebellion

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A war launched by a loose confederation of Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British policies after the Seven Years War. This was lead after the leader from Ottawa, Pontiac. These tribes beseiged Detroit

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Proclamation of 1763

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Prohibited settlement of the area west of the Appalachian Mountains & East of the Mississippi River. This lead the colonists to get very upset with the British, and eventual sneaking around British orders. This act was revoked.

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Sugar Act

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This is was a reissuance of the 1733 Molasses Act. The tariff was cut in half from the Molasses Act, however colonists still found this tax ridiculous. This lead to smuggling.

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Quartering Act

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Allowed British troops to stay in houses belonging to the colonists. This lead to the New York general assembly being suspended for failing to comply with this act.

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Stamp Act

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Placed a tax on the transfer of certain documents. People were required to buy special watermarked paper for newspapers & legal documents.

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Stamp Act Congress

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Sons of Liberty

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Began due to the Stamp Act.

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Declaratory Act

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Gave British right to place any laws on the colonists.

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Townshend Act

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Placed tax on daily use items such as tea, glass, paper, lead, and paint. It was a "duty tax"

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Writs of Assistance

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Boston Massacre

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When five civilians died as result of Red Coats firing at a drunken mob of colonists at the Boston Common. Samuel Adams used this as a form of propaganda against the British. John Adams used this as an oppurtunity to show that colonists were civilized, by representing the British in court.

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Committees of Correspondence

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Colonial groups organized for the purpose formally organizing public opinion & coordinating patriotic actions against Brits. Led by Samuel Adams.

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Tea Act

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Made British tea cheaper than Dutch tea, however it placed an indirect tax on the colonists. This lead to the Boston Tea Party.

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Boston Tea Party

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Committee of Correspondence dressed up as Native Americans, boarded tea ships docked in the Boston Harbour, and dumped all of the tea into the Harbor. The British reacted by creating the Intolerable/Coercive Acts.

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Intolerable/Coercive Acts

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Closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for. British officials accused for crimes must now be tried by a British Admiralty Court.

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Conciliatory Propositions

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parliament promised not to tax, if colonists would contribute to defense of the empire.

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Non-importation

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Quebec Act

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Enlarged the boundaries of Britain's French subjects to the Ohio River, angering colonists.

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First Continental COngress

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economic sanctions

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Declaration of Rights & Grievances

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Lexington & Concord

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a 1775 conflict between minute men and British soldiers attempting to take the colonists large store of arms and samuel adams & john hancock.

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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Second Continental Congress

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met in Philidelphia in 1775. All 13 colonies were represented. Olive branch petition was rejected. New ideas in regards to money, armies, etc. came about.

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Olive Branch Petition

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a petition made by the 1st continental congress to George III asking him to protect American subjects from military actions ordered by parliament.

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Common Sense

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Declaration of Independence

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A document written by Thomas Jefferson divided into five parts that a) announce the reason for the document b) explain the political principles underlying the rights of the people c) explain the unfair acts of the English Kind on the colonies d) a list of things colonists did to avoid seperation e) an actual declaration of independence

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Patriots

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Loyalists (Tories)

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Battle of Saratoga

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turning point in the war. battle at ny. continental army won, french climbed aboard.

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Treaty of Paris

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Articles of Confederation

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A document expressing that the new Single House Congress has the power to declare war, make treaties, manage Indian affairs, maintain army & navy, coin & borrow money, and establish a postal service. The weaknesses, however were that Congress had no right to levy taxes or regulate commerce.

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Unicameral Legislature

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Each distict was to be governed by a governor & judge appointed by Congress until it gained 5,000 free males. It must, to be a territory and form its own legislature, comprise three-five states& could be admitted as a state once it had 60,000 pop. Freedom of religion & civil liberties were guaranteed & Indians were given decent treatment.

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Shay's Rebellion

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Protest by farmers against land being taken away and taxed being imposed that they had just fought so hard to get rid of. Daniel SHay.

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Daughters of Liberty

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Gaspee Incident

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a british customs officer got his boat burned by a group of patriots at gaspee point.

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Patrick Henry

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give me liberty or give me death

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Samuel Adams

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founder of sons of liberty.

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George Washington

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John Dickinson

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Paul Revere

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Thomas Paine

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wrote common sense

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Abigail Adams

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John Adams

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very clever, defended british at boston massacre.

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Mercy Otis Warren

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James Otis

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Lord Frederick North

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William Pitt

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John Locke

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King George III

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Edward Braddock

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Charles Townshend

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Crispus Attucks

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General Thomas Gage

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Virtual Representation

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