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23 Cards in this Set
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What was the name of the war between the British and the French and who was it fought against.
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French & Indian War (British vs French)
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What year did the French and Indian War take place.
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1754
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What created a united 13 colonies to defend themselves against the French.
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Albany Plan of Union
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Who made the albany plan of union
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Ben Franklin
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Who was victorious in the French and Indian War and what did they get.
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Britan and they got the original 13 colonies.
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1/3 colonists supported ____.
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Revolution
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1/3 did not support revolution. Who?
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Wealthy people
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This 1763 act stated that colonists cannot move west of the Appalachian Mountains until British soldiers are placed there.
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Proclomation Act
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Tax on molasses and other sugar products.
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Sugar Act
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(1765) Direct tax on paper products.
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Stamp Act
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Shut down harbor until tea is paid for.
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Coercive Acts
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A new quartering act (colonists must have British troops).
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Coercive Acts
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Martial Law (curfew, can be arrested for being on the street).
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Coercive Acts
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Sent letters to colonists
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Committee of Correspondence
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As North American Indians threw barrels of British tea into the Boston harbor costing thousands of dollars.
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Boston Tea Party (December 1773)
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Who made the coercive acts and in what year.
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King George III in 1774
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed.
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July 4, 1776.
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When are the British troops confronted at Lexington, Massachussets- shots fired- the war had begun.
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April 19, 1775
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What are the 3 natural rights (God Given) Inalienable rights (cannot be taken away).
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Life, Liberty, Property (Happiness)
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1. First Part "Right of Man"
2. (Body) Grievances against King 3. Final Part - "Declaration of Idependence" |
3 Parts of the Declaration of Independence.
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Thomas Paine's pamphlet on why we should fight.
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Common Sense
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Offering of peace by the colonists.
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Olive Branch Petition
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Colonial farmers turned soldiers.
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Minutemen
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