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15 Cards in this Set
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Great Awakening. |
(1734)Revival of biblical christianity, Jonathan Edwards "Sinners in the hands of an angry God", George Whitefield- Most powerful voice during the GA. |
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French and Indian War. |
1754-63/ French and Indians against england. Benjamin Franklin- "Albany Plan" wanted to unify the colonies. |
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Peace of Paris. |
1763/ Concluded the French & Indian war, but it began a conflict between ENGLAND AND THE COLONIES. |
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Proclamation line drawn. |
1763/ Boundary line following the Appalachian Mountains, England was able to cross but the colonies were not. |
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Stamp Act Congress. |
1765/ They didn't want to pay for the "stupid" taxes so they did a meeting to talk with the king and defend their rights. |
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Boston Massacre. |
1770/ Bostonians vs British, the fight started just with one side throwing snow balls but the British side had guns so the Bostonians couldn't even defend theirselves, TAX ON TEA. |
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Boston Tea Party. |
1773/ Indians boarded ships in Boston and threw a lot of tea into the the harbor. |
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Intolerable Acts. |
1774/ After "Boston tea party" The British side was not happy w the Indians attitude so they wanted to take revenge so they created the "intolerable acts". |
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First Continental Congress. |
1774/ meeting of delegate to discuss about the intolerable acts, it didn't work. |
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Second Continental Congress. |
1775/ they repeated the meeting one year after the 1st one, George Washington commander in chief. |
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Declaration of Independence. |
1776/ it was like the 3rd continental congress, considered the must important human statement of political principals in history. |
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Patriots. |
They wanted independence. |
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Loyalists. |
They were loyal to the king. |
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Battle of Saratoga. |
1777/ The 1st patriot victory, patriots side "General Gates" British troops- "General Burgoyne"/ NEW YORK.🗽 |
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Battle of Yorktown. |
1781/ General Cornwallis(British) General Washington, American independence was secured. |
