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Date of the end of The Seven Years War
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1763
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Date of The Proclamation Line
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1763
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Date of the Sugar Act
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1764
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Date of the Stamp Act
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1765
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Date of the Quartering Act
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1765
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Date of the Stamp Act Congress
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1765
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Date of the Declaratory Act
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1766
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Date of the Townshend Acts
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1767
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Who wrote "Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer" and when was it published?
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John Dickenson, 1767/8
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Date of Boston's Non-Importation Agreement
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1768
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Date of the Virginia Resolves
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1769
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Date of the Tea Act
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1770
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Date of the Boston Massacre
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1770
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Date of the Boston Tea Party
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1773
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Date of the Intolerable Acts/Quebec Act
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1774
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Date of the First Continental Congress
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1774
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Date of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
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1775
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Date of the Battle of Bunker Hill
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1775
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Date of the Dunmore Rebellion
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1775
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Date of the Second Continental Congress
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1775
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Who wrote "Common Sense" and when was it published?
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Thomas Paine, 1775/6
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Date of the Declaration of Independence
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1776
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Date the Articles of Confederation were drawn up
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1776
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Date the Articles of Confederation were ratified
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1781
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Date of the Battle of Saratoga
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1777
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Date of the winter at Valley Forge
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1777
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Year that France recognized the US as a nation
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1778
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Date of the Philipsburg Proclamation
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1779
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Date of the Battle of Yorktown
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1781
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Date of the Newburgh Incident
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1782
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Date of the Treaty of Paris
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1783
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Who wrote "Notes on the State of Virginia" and when was it published?
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Thomas Jefferson, 1784
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What year was the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom drawn up and passed?
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1786
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What year was the US Constitution drawn up?
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1787
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What year was the US Constitution ratified?
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1788
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When was the Bill of Rights ratified?
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1791
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Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
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George Washington
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Who was the Patriot General at the Battle of Saratoga?
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Horatio Gates
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Who was the British General defeated at the Battle of Saratoga?
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John Burgoyne
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Who was the female black poet who did not openly oppose slavery but was against it?
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Phyllis Wheatly
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Who was the British Prime Minister during the Stamp Act?
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George Grenville
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Who was Joseph Brant?
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A Mohawk Chieftain who attended Dartmouth College, became an Anglican missionary and had a commission in the British Army.
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Name the Mohawk Chieftain who attended Dartmouth College, became an Anglican missionary, and had a commission in the British Army.
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Joseph Brant
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Who was George Washington?
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Leader of the Continental Army
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Who was Horatio Gates?
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Patriot General at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777.
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Who was John Burgoyne?
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British General who was defeated at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777.
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Who was Phyllis Wheatley?
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a free, female black poet who did not openly oppose slavery
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Dates of James II's reign
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1685-1688
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Dates of George III's reign
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1760-1821
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Who was George III?
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Hanoverian King of England from 1760-1821, spoke English and was an Anglican, ended the period of salutary neglect in the colonies
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Who was James II
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Catholic King of England from 1685-1688, allied with Louis XIV, interested in absolute monarchy
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Who was William Johnson?
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The British government's Indian supervisor, married to Mary Brant, Joseph Brant's sister.
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Name of the British government's Indian supervisor who was married to Mary Brant, Joseph Brant's sister.
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William Johnson
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Who was Mary Brant?
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Joseph Brant's sister and William Johnson's wife
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Who was Thomas Paine?
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Writer of "Common Sense" in 1775/6
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Who wrote "Common Sense"?
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Thomas Paine
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Who was John Wilkes?
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One of the first British radicals and a friend of America in Britain. Expelled from Parliament in 1768. Was an early supporter of universal male suffrage.
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Who was Lord North?
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Prime Minister of England from 1770-1782
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Who was Prime Minister of England from 1770-1782?
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Lord North
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Who was Thomas Jefferson?
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Author of the Declaration of Independence, prominent Virginia planter, slaveholder who advocated gradual abolition and manumission but not equality
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Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who was Sally Hemmings?
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Female slave owned by Thomas Jefferson, became his mistress after his wife's death, mother of Jefferson's children, whom he freed but never her
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Who was Thomas Jefferson's mistress?
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Sally Hemmings
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Who was George II?
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Hanoverian King of England from 1727-1760 during the time of salutary neglect of the colonies and the Jacobite Rebellion.
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Who was King of England from 1727-1760?
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George II
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Who was Patrick Henry?
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Virginian lawyer, patriot and orator. Member of the VA House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress. Said, "Give me liberty or give me death"
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Who was the VA orator who said "Give me liberty or give me death"?
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Patrick Henry
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Who wrote about the omnipotence of Parliament and when?
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Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (1765)
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The Quebec Act was formulated by whom and when.
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Parliament of Great Britain in 1774
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What document is a list of grievances against the Crown?
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The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and the US Congress in 1776
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The Articles of Confederation were written by whom and when?
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US Congress, 1776
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The Constitutional Convention completed the Constitution of the US when?
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1787
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The Constitution of the US was ratified when?
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1788
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Amendments 1-10 of the US Constitution are called what, and when were they ratified?
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The Bill of Rights, 1791
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Who wrote "A Dissertation on Slavery"?
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St. George Tucker
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What did St. George Tucker write?
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"A Dissertation on Slavery"
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Who wrote "Letters from a Man of Colour"?
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James Fortin
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What did James Fortin write?
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"Letters from a Man of Colour"
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Articles of Confederation
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US Congress, 1776, ratified 1781
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US Congress 1776, ratified 1781
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Articles of Confederation
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Commonwealth of Virginia
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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1786
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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1786
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Commonwealth of Virginia
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Constitutional Convention
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Constitution of the US, 1787, ratified 1788
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Constitution of the US
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Constitutional Convention, 1787. ratified 1788
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Who was William Pitt the elder?
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Prime Minister of England from 1757-1761, a great Whig Patriot leader
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Prime Minister of England from 1757-1761 and a great Whig Patriot leader...
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William Pitt the elder
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What three things make up the "unholy trinity"?
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Standing armies, enlarged taxation, and heavy public debt.
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What two things did all state constitutions have in common?
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1.) Common aversion to strong presence of executive power.
2.) All had strong legislatures where most of the power resided. |
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What were the threats to republicanism?
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1.) Apathy - lack of voters
2.) Charisma 3.) Not feeling like you make a difference 4.) Ignorance 5.) Commerce - consumer society - economy as a source of corruption |
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What was the date of the Somerset case?
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1772
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What was the date when Pontiacs Rebellion ended?
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1766
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