Us History Revolutionary War

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Colonial settlers to east of Appalachian mountains.

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Proclamation of 1763

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Albany Plan of Union

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Unite under British rule

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What year british acted on their own giving taxes to the colonies?

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1760

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Imperial policy

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official relationship between england and colonists.

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Salutary Neglect

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-Colonists must cooperate with economic policies (mercantalism)
-Assist wars with France and spain.

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The middle ground

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Ohio river valley

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French and Indian war BEGINS year?

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1754

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Acadians

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French canadians who left Nova Scotia when french lost.

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What changed the Imperial policy?

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The French and Indian war.

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Colonial assemblies job

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Guardians of colonial rights (general groups)

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Who kept middle ground in order?

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Indians
(wanted guns and ammunition)
if one side gets more powerful they'll lose their advantage.

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What ruined equality between middle grounds?

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englands population.

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George Washingtons previous job?

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Surveyor

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Difference between colonists laws and Britain?

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Colonists had legal documents while Britain had scattered laws.

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Parliament believed that colonists could be _____ represented in courts.

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virtually

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Who proposed the Sugar Act?

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George Grenville

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Purpose of Sugar Act

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Collect duties and prosecute smugglers.

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Quarteing Act

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Colonists must supply housing and supplies for British troops.

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Stamp Act

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Pay a tax on all printed materials (1st direct tax within colonies)

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What colonists did to resist taxes:

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-Intellectual protest
-Economic boycotts
-Violent intimidation

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Patrick Henry argued that only __________ could tax colonies

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colonial assemblies

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Patroits:

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Colonists opposed to british taxes

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Sons of Liberty

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Lead by Samual Adams, protest associations.

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In 1765 colonists destroyed tax collectors home in Boston, causing...

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People to feared to agree with taxes.

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nonimportation agreement

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threatened British economic ruin

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Daughters of Liberty

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Woman who made "homespun" cloth so they wouldn't buy from the British.

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Townshend Acts (1767)

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Import taxes on everyday items.
-Parliament would pay governors and judges, losing control of colonial assemblies.

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the ship Liberty (1768) John Hancocks.

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siezed for smuggling , riots were set off and British sent 4,000 troops to occupy Boston.

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Boston Massacre (1770)

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Colonists threw rocks and snowballs at British soldiers so they shot nervously killing 5 colonists. (Crispus Attucks)

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Committees of Correspondance

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(sammual adams) Throughout MA, commitees provided leadership and promoted cooperation.
-1773, other colonies joined, built colonial unity.

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To get dutch smuggles tea..

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British made their tea cheaper, colonists thought this was a trick to buy their taxes.

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Boston tea Party (Decenber 16, 1773)

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Patriots dressed up as Indians, boarded 3 ships and dumped the tea into the harbor.

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Coercive act

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Closed ports until tea was paid off.

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Intolerable acts

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Rejected British shutting down trade and changing colonial government at will.

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First Continental congress

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(every colony except GA) Met is PA , Patrick Henry said "give me libverty or give me death".

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Year they declared Independence

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1776

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1776; chose what for new gov't?

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rupublican model

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1775; April war errupted in L&C, who was arrested?

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Hancock and Adams

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militia

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full time farmers
part time soldiers

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Who warned militia of Lexington battle?

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Paul Revere

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How many militia men showed up to fight at Lexington?

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70

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On way to lexington militia men hid and fired at British killling;

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200

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Second Continental Congress

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Led by George Washington

"Olive Branch Petition"

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Olive Branch Petition

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Colonists to be under rule of King not Parliament, but king rejected and sent more troops.

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Stereotype of Loyalists:

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-Wealthy higher class

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Layalists believed that...

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Colonists demand more taxes and allowed less free speech than did the Britrish.

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Native americans and enslaved people wanted

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To still be under British rule, because they were against colonists at points.

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Common Sense

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by Thoms Paine
Wanted Colonists to be Independent and elect all their gov't.
(inspired other places to reject kings)

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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Colonists had the advantage of British ahving climbed up big hills with much ammunition. British won from having most ammunition but suffered a huge loss.

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"continentals"

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Made inflamation on money, they would hav elost nothing id they lost war.

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Battle of trenton

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Washington counterattcked on December 26, and won (moved troops at night).

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Battle of Princeton

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Washington inflicted heavy casualties on Charles Cornwallis' troops.

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Saratoga:

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British army fell into colonists trap, Burgoyne surrendered (first suggested that colonists might win)

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Marquis de Lafayette FRANCE

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helped with army, secretly sent supplies to teh colonists.

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Year spain entered as French ally

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1779

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Valley Forge (1777-1778)

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Rough winter for Washington & troops. lack of supplies and food.

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1778, whose 175 captured british posts along *Indiana & Illonois?

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Clarks

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Southern CA led by

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Nathaniel Greene
Daniel Morgan

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Reasons for winning war (4)

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-British made tactical mistakes
-British misunderstood political nature of conflict.
-Patriots were highly motivated (GW)
-Assistance from France

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Summer of 1781, Washington trapped

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Cornwallis army at Yorktown, Virginia.

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When did Cornwallis surrender?

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Octiber 19. War ended.