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55 Cards in this Set
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mercantilism |
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. |
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causes of the french and Indian war |
both countries wanted control over the Ohio river valley for fur trade
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results of the french and Indian was |
France ceded its territory in north america (including Canada) to great Britian Spain ceded Florida to Britain and in return received the lands west of the Mississippi River |
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As a result, why did England begin to tax the colonies |
They began to tax the British Colonies because they wanted to gain back the money they lost during the French and Indian War. |
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what does the phrase no taxation without representation mean |
on way of avoiding this the stamp act. taxed on paper/ printed items |
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Proclamation Act Date |
1763 |
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proclamation act main idea |
a form of announcement that the British had won the land they fought for |
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stamp act date |
March 22, 1765
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stamp act main idea |
required colonists to put the British soldiers up in their homes and provide food and equipment |
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Boston Massacre Date |
March 5, 1770
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Boston Massacre main idea |
colonists harassed the British soldiers by taunting them, throwing snowballs, and rocks |
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Boston tea party date |
December 16, 1773 |
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Boston tea party main idea |
gave the British east indies a company struggling financially , a complete monopoly of the american tea party business. which means they can only buy in one place |
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Intolerable Acts Date |
March 24, 1774.
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intolerable acts main idea |
force colonists to pay for the tea lost and to obey British rule |
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1st Continental congress Date |
September 5, to October 26, 1774. |
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1st constitutional congress main idea |
presenting their complaints to the British as a unified group representing 12 of the 13 colonies Samuel Adams, John Adams, George Washington, and Patrick Henry |
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Lexington and concord main idea |
parliament rejected all petitions so the British soldiers planned to seize supplies of colonial soldiers, gunpowder, and weapons. they also wanted to capture the rebel leaders |
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what was Paul revere trying to tell the colonies with his engraving |
that the soldiers are killing on command and by force |
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what were some examples of the inaccuracies in his engravings |
the colonists were unarmed, it was a cold snowy day, and in real life there were about 100 people but in the picture there were about 12 people |
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why is it considered an effective piece of propagonda |
because it tells a story given on his side of the story in an argument with is what propaganda is |
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Samuel Adams |
Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
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Paul revere |
Paul Revere was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and a patriot in the American Revolution. |
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patrick henry |
Patrick Henry was an American attorney, planter and politician who became known as an orator during the movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s |
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john adams` |
John Adams, Jr. was an American lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat. He served as the second President of the United States, the first Vice President, and as a Founding Father was a leader of American independence from Great Britain.
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George washington |
George Washington commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War(1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. |
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Tomas Jefferson |
During the American Revolution, Jefferson was elected governor of Virginia and, after the war, he was appointed minister to France. |
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Thomas Paine |
England-born political philosopher and writer Thomas Paine helped shape many of the ideas that marked the Age of Revolution. Published in 1776, his highly popular “Common Sense” was the first pamphlet to advocate American independence. |
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Ben Franklin |
he served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He also negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War |
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Marquis de Layfayette |
Marquis de Lafayette was a French general and political leader who enthusiastically supported the American Revolution. The Continental Congress appointed him as major general in 1777, before France had officially entered into an alliance with the United States. |
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King George III |
King George III is most well known for being the King of England during the American Revolutionary War. |
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Abigail Adams |
Abigail was often left to carry much of the burden at home, raising their children and caring for the family farm.
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Mercy Otis Warren |
she wrote the first history of the American Revolutionary War (by a man or woman), and influenced most of founding fathers, as well as speaking up for women's rights. |
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John Paul Jones
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When the American Revolution broke out, John Paul Jones went to Philadelphia and was commissioned a senior lieutenant in the new Continental Navy. In 1779 he took command of the Bonhomme Richard |
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Crispus Attucks |
Crispus Attucks is remembered as the first American to die in the colonists' fight for freedom from Britain. Attucks was an escaped slave of African and Native American descent, but not much else is known about him.
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non- important agreements |
colonisal leaders pleaded to each other not to buy or use imported goods from britian |
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writ of assistance |
A writs of assistance is a written order (a writ) issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff or a tax collector, to perform a certain task. Historically, several types of writs have been called "writs of assistance"
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sons of liberty |
founded by Samuel Adams. the sons of liberty organised protests, held protest meetings, wrote pamphlets, organised boycotts. sometimes even harassing tax collectors. |
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committees of correspondence |
The committees of correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution.
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Lexington/ concord Date |
April 19,1775 |
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Lexington/concord significance |
the shot heard "round the world" and was the start of the war |
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Bunker Hill Date |
June 17,1775 |
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Bunker hill
Significance |
first major battle of the american revolution British vistory |
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Trenton/Princeton Date |
December 26,1776
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Trenton/Princeton Significance |
Washington's victories gave Americans new hope which made enlistments rise which would help strengthen the army |
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Winter at Valley Forge Date |
December 19,1777 -- June 19,1778 |
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Winter At Valley Forge Significance |
The particularly severe winter of 1777-1778 proved to be a great trial for the American army, and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease. However, the suffering troops were held together by loyalty to the Patriot cause and to General Washington, who stayed with his men. |
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Saratoga Date |
October 17,1777 |
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Saratoga Significance |
-the treaty of the new England colonists was over -saratoga was the turning point in the war - this victory convinced the french and the Spanish to enter into the war on the american side |
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Yorktown Date |
October 19, 1781 |
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Yorktown Significance |
removed any remaining support for the war by the British public and the British had to realize that the Americans had won their independence |
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Explain the treaty of alliance |
The Treaty of Alliance with France was signed on February 6, 1778, creating a military alliance between the United States and France against Great Britain. Negotiated by the American diplomats Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee, it gave American independence be a condition of any future peace agreement.
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what were the terms of the Treaty of Paris 1783 |
great Britain recognized the US as an independent nation Britain gave all of its claims up they agreed to give all right and property taken form loyalists |
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what was the purpose of Common sense |
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. |
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what was the purpose of the crisis |
It was to reinspire the Continental (American) Army which was losing the war. It also helped people be more positive in thought about it and it helped the army be getting people to enlist.
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