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Robert Walpole
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first prime min. of britain
in office george 1 & 2 |
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privy council
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body of advisors for sovereings
end civil war-abolished;charles 2 restored. |
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benjamin franklin
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founding father;figure american enlightment; unity colonies(join/die )
boston; scientist famous author, |
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new france
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area in n.america colonized by french-5 colonies
1689-king williams war w/ england. |
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paltry wages
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slaves received the wage,
not really worth a lot. |
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albany plan
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1754 proposed by ben frank.
early attempt to unify colonies ea. coloniallegis. choose delegates for colonial assem. |
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french indian war
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great britain vs france- seven years war
native americans allied w/ french france lost |
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louis xiv
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sun king-french reigned 1643-1715
participated many wars- league of ausburg |
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missionary zeal
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apt to lead were company did not want.
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louis joliet
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french canadian explorer
discoveries in n. america |
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father jaques marquette
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1637-1675
french jesuit missionary founded mass 1st euro settlement mapped n. missipi river |
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rene robert cavalier
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french explorer, 1643-1687
sailes great lakes, mississipi(claimed for france), gulf of mexico. |
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Iroquois confederacy
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political & social system. united territories 5 nations in symbolic longhouse
decision making process like the creation of peace among iroquois |
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king wiliams war
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1689-97;
england vs france & indian allies peace in 97, iroquois cont. fighting new france |
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fort necessity
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confrontation summer 1754 england vs france for N.A territory.opening 7 yrs war.
along ohio river |
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william pitt
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.former brit minister.
shared radicals w/house of burg. stood up by colonies against britain. |
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siege of quebec
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during battle of quebec;
american continental army vs british defenders of quebec |
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peace of paris 1763
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btwn spain, great britain, france w/portugal
ended french indian/seven years war |
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Proclamation of 1763
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declared boundaries for settlement for colonists; appalachia was boundary
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Greenville Ministry
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replaced brit secretary-charles townsend
brit. in debt-passed certain acts(tax) |
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sugar act
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rev raising act;reduced tax& enforced taxes more,
colonists repealed it. |
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virginia resolves
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series of resolutions passed vs. stamp act
virg subject only taxded by parliement w/ virg rep. |
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currency act
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regullated paper money issues
protectd brit from being paid it depreciative colonial currency |
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paxton boys
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group murdered native americans(20)
attacked susckehannock |
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regulatory movement
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in n.carolina
war-set up for revolution regulations in south carolina. efforts reforments for taxes(farmers) |
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stamp acts
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taxes on paper documents, stamps
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sons of liberty
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patriots; attacked symbols of brit authority,
boston, burned gaspee boston tea party |
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the tory's
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aki estas mj
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mutiny act
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quartering act
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townshend act
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navigation act
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boston massacre
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samuel adams
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loyalists
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patriots
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gaspee incident
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tea act
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daughters of liberty
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boston tea party
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coercive acts
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first continental congress
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john adams
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battle of lexington and concord
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general thomas pane
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paul revere
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john dickinsons letters to a farmer
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the massachussetts circular
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