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56 Cards in this Set
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What caused the Boston Tea Party?
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The tea act of 1773
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Boston Port Act (1774)
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closed the port of Boston until the value of the destroyed tea was reimbursed
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Quebec Act (1774)
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Declared Roman Catholicism to be the national religion of Quebec
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The Act for the Impartial Administration of Justice
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Allowed Brittish soldiers who committed crimes in a particular colony to be tried in another colorny or in England.
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The Shot heard 'round the World
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Lexington and Concord (April 1775)
First confrontation between Brittish troops and armed colonists |
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Who were the two key individuals of Lexington and Concord?
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Pitcairn and General Gage
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Engagement which made reconciliation with the Brittish out of the question
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The Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)
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Where did The Battle of Bunker Hill actually take place?
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Breed's Hill
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What were the two events in 1776 that led to colonies declaring independence?
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-Brittish sent hessians to the colonies
-"Common Sense" written by Thomas Paine |
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-Called for american separation from England
-Questioned the validity of the Brittish monarchy |
Common Sense
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The Second Continental Congress: Met in Philly (1776)
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1. created Continental Army--appointed George Washington as its commander in chief.
2. Sent " comerce raiders" to raid Brittish shipping and open American Ports to foreign shipping 3. Patrick Henry introduced a resolution that they should fight for liberty |
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Chosed to draft the text of The Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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Three parts of the declaration of independence
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a.preamble
b.a defence on the right to revolt c.a list of complaints against the king |
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Colonial Advantages
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a. familiar terrain
b. long brittish supply lines c. Brittish had a weak purpose for War d. lack of Brittish support for war |
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Brittish Advantages
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a. superior resources: navy, arms, population,industry, military experience, centralized government
b. colonial governmental instability * Articles of Confederation |
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problem with the articles of confederation
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comprised of an alliance of states with a weak central government
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Colonists loyal to the English Crown
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Loyalists/Torries
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reaplaced General Gage as Brittish Commander in the "colonies"
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General Howe
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Washington's First defeat
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Long Island
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Battle of Trenton; where?
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Washington crossed the Delaware River--caught Hessians by surprise.
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Significanse of Battle of Trenton
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Big morale Booster for Continental Army
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Turning point of War
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Battle of Saratoga
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Significance of The Battle of Saratoga
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-The continental victory led to French involvement in the war
-recognized the U.S as an independent nation |
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What did Lord Noth push for?
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insisted Parliament repeal the Coercive Acts
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prussian officer;trained Washington's men in drill, discipline, and battlefield maneuver
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Baron Von Steuben
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When was Valley Forge?
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1777-1778
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Brittish commander after war moved south
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Cornwallis
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Francis Marion
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("swamp fox") led gerilla warfare against brittish forces in south carolina
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What battle was Daniel Morgan?
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The Battle of Cowpens
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hero of Guilford courthouse
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Harry Lee "light horse"
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significance of yorktown
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end of large scale war
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who was at yorktown?
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general cornwalli, general clinton general rochambeau
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date of surrender at yorktown
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october 17,1781
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last battle of the american war for independence
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battle of bluelicks
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officially ended the american revolution
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treaty of paris
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results of treaty of paris
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1. US made peace with england without consulting France
2. France given territories which had belonged to them feofre the F&I war 3. England recognized the U.S. as an independent nation |
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biggest success of the gov't under the Articles of confederation
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northwest ordinance of 1787: put in place a governmental framework for the NW territories
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land ordinance of 1785
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established borders for and sectioned off the northwest territories
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when was the constitutional convention?
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1787
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where was the constitutional convention?
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philadelphia
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important people and what they did in the constitutional convention
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-george washington appointed president of the convention
-james madison: father of the american constitution |
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virginia plan
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james madison's idea;bicameral plan
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new jersey plan
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unicameral plan
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the three-fifths compromise
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each black person was considered 3/5 of a man for purposes of representations
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the electoral college compromise
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the electoral delegates cast their votes; based on population
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the economic compromise
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tax on exports or inports
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federalists
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wrote the federalist papers which argued in favor of the constitution
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a federal government has a _______________.
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strong central authority
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anitfederalists
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opposed the constitution; **believed that a federal government would lead to an abuse of power
***preferred that the states retain the lion's share of power |
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ratification
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acceptance of the constitution by the states
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1st to ratify
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delaware
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last to ratify
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rhode island
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new principles of american government
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federalism, popular soverignty, balance of power
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federalism
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shared by national and state government
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popular soverignty
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power of government comes from the people
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balance of power
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the governmental power is split between 3 brances
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