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28 Cards in this Set
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servant who worked for a set amount of time to pay off a debt
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indentured
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SENSE written by Thomas Paine to encourage independence
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Common
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natives that Columbus "encountered" on San Salvador
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Taino
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COMPACT agreement to govern Plymouth's new settlers
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Mayflower
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founded the colony where the Steelers now play football
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William Penn
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English philosopher who believed in natural rights for people
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John Locke
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Boston _____ - early conflict between the colonoists and the British
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Massacre
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King of England during the American Revolution
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King George III
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____ Act - Law passed by Parliament to raise money
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Sugar
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_____-Stock Company - invested in new colony of Jamestown
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Joint
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_____ of 1763, prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mts.
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Proclamation
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government led by no one
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anarchy
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the Columbian _____ impacted 3 continents
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Exchange
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change in the constitution
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admendment
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Parliament passed laws to levy ____ in order to help pay for the war in Europe
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taxes
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law that provoked colonists and taxed their daily goods
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Stamp Act
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leader of Jamestown
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John Smith
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stated that the colonies were to be states, free from English rule
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Delaration of Independence
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first representative body of government in the colonies
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Virginia House of Burgesses
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cash crop that saved Jamestown
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tobacco
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wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Jefferson
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John _____ was the leader of Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Winthrop
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act requiring colonists to give shelter and food to British troops
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Quartering
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a term meaning "rebirth" which brought a change in people's thinking
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Renaissance
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father of the Constitution
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Madison
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slave cruise which was not fun
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Middle Passage
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to refuse to buy goods or services
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boycott
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Leader of the Sons of Liberty
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Samuel Adams
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