French Indian War Through 1783 Treaty Of Paris

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1776

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Declaration of Independence

explain why colonists wanted

independence for Britain

demonstrated Locke's idea of

"social contract"

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Proclamation of 1776

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British law which made it

it illegal for colonist to settle

west of the Appalachian Mountains

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1774

Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts

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British Parliaments reaction to the Boston Tea Party

1. Boston Harbor closed until tea

was paid for

2. Put Massachusetts under martial law

3. Quartering of British soldiers in

colonist's homes

4. British officials accused of

crimes tried in Canada of

England

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1765

Stamp Act

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required that all legal

documents have an

official stamp as proof

this tax was paid

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Mercantilism

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an economic system where the "mother country" establishes colonies to bring wealth and power for the "mother country" by providing a source of raw material and markets to sell products to

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British Parliamentary legislation

passed to pay off the war debt from

fighting the French and Indian War

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Sugar Act of 1764

Stamps Act of 1765

Townsend Acts of 1767

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Abigail Adams

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Wife of John Adams

"remember the ladies"

argued for the education

women

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John Adams

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lawyer and politician

member of Continental Congress

strong supporter of independence

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Wentworth Cheswell

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African American Patriot

made an all night ride to warn that

the "regulars were coming"

fought in the Battle of Saragtoga

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Samuel Adams

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member of the Sons of Liberty

protested against Stamp Act

at the Boston Massacre

cousin of John Adams

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Mercy Otis Warren

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anonymously wrote several propaganda

pieces supporting the Patriot cause.

She also wrote poetry and satires

supporting independence.

She wrote the 1st history of the

American Revolution.

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James Armistead

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African American slave in Virginia

double agent at British Headquarters.

He contributed to victory at Yorktown.

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boycott

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to refuse to have dealings with,

(to buy goods from) usually done

to express disapproval of certain

conditions

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revolution

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a fundamental change in political

(government) organization; the

overthrow of a government

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Benjamin Franklin

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member of the group of men

(committee) who created the

Declaration of Independence.

He negotiated an alliance with France

help negotiated the Treaty of Paris 1783

that ended the Revolutionary War.

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Bernardo de Galvez

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Spanish nobleman

(governor of Louisiana) who helped

transport supplies and protect ships

in the port of New Orleans.

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Crispus Attucks

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African American who was the first

Patriot of the war to be killed

(Boston Massacre).

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King George III

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King of Britain at the time of the

American Revolutionary War.

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Haym Salomon

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a Polish-born Jew who helped to

finance the American Revolution.

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Patrick Henry

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spoke against the Stamp Act.

"Give me liberty or give me death."

served in the Continental Army

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Thomas Jefferson

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delegate to the Continental Congress.

in 1776 wrote the

Declaration of Independence.

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The Marquis de Lafayette

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French noble man who served as a

major-general in the colonial army

believed in liberty, freedom and

constitutional government.

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Thomas Paine

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wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"

persuading colonists to join the Patriot

cause.

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George Washington

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was a soldier in the French and Indian

War

was a delegate to the 1st & 2nd

Continental Congresses.

was Commander-in-Chief of the

Continental Army.

chairman (President) of the

Constitutional

Convention in 1787

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Declaration of Independence

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was the reaction to King George III's refusal to

acknowledge the colonial demands.

It provided philosophy for creating a

new nation.

It listed grievances against the King of England.

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Articles of Confederation

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1st constitution written during the

Revolutionary War (2nd Continental

Congress in 1776)

1 branch (legislature)

1 representative from each colony

must have unanimous vote to pass laws

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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1st battles of the American

Revolutionary War.

"Shot heard around the world."

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Battle of Saratoga

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turning point of the war.

this victory leads to France's support

of the Patriots' cause.

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Battle of Yorktown

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surrender of Cornwallis brought

end of the Revolutionary War.

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Enduring the winter at Valley Forge

(1777)

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the soldiers suffered from starvation and

frostbite while training to become a more

professional army.

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Treaty of Paris 1783

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recognizes the United States of America's

independence.

It set the boundaries as Canada in the

north, Mississippi River in the west

and Florida in the south.

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Treaty of Paris 1763

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ends the French and Indian War.

France gives up its claim to lands east

of the Mississippi River and in modern

day Canada to Britian.

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Unalienable rights

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are fundamental rights or natural rights

guaranteed to people naturally ( as a

result of being human, instead of by law).

ex. life, liberty and the pursuit of

happiness

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civil disobedience

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ignoring laws when they seem unjust.

examples: boycotts, protests, and refusal

to pay taxes

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Boston Tea Party

1773

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protest led by the Sons of Liberty

in which they dump tea into Boston

Harbor to protest taxes of tea.

(taxation without representation)

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loyalist

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these were colonist who remained loyal

to the British monarchy (king) and

disagreed with the Declaration of

Independence.

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patriots

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the colonists who favored separating

from Britain and becoming their own

independent nation.

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neutrals

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the colonists who chose not to

take sides.

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John Paul Jones

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founder of the U.S. Navy who led

raids on British vessels during the

American Revolution.

"I have just begun to fight!"

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Esther De Berdt Reed

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fundraised more than $300,000.

published "The Sentiments of An

American Women" calling for

women to support the revolution.

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Deborah Sampson

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fought disguised as a man for

18 months.

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Molly Ludwig

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brought provisions to soldiers on the

field as well as taking over a canon

during the Battle of Monmouth after

her husband fell.

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Molly Pitcher

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nickname given to women who

helped on the battlefield.

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Martha Washington

and

Catherine Littlefield Greene

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were officers' wives who spent time

at military camps ministering to

soldiers by sewing, cooking and

nursing the wounded.

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Anne Bradstreet

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was the 1st poet and female

writer to be published in the

colonies.

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Phillis Wheatley

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was the 1st published African

American woman.

She was taught to read by the

daughter of her owner.

wrote poetry.

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Charles Wilson Peale

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was a colonial portrait painter.

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Gilbert Stuart

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was a colonial portrait painter.

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Paul Revere

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midnight rider to deliver message that

the "regulars are coming".

engraving of the Boston Massacre

was published in newspapers.

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John Trmbull

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he was the painter of a painting

depicting the signing of the

Declaration of Independence.

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Sugar Act of 1764

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this act cut the tax on imported

sugar in half, but enforce it more

strictly.

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Townsend Act of 1767

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imposed duties or special taxes on

goods used in the colonies.