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43 Cards in this Set
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Quebec Act
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cancceled American colonies by extending the borders of Quebec south to the ohio river and to the mississippi
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Martin Luther
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Protestant reformation, nailed the ninety five theses to the wall
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Nathan Hale
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"I only regret that i have but only one life to live for my country"
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John Adams
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2nd president, died on July 4th
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Cabinet
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president's advisers
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Wilderness trail
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served as a path for families bound for the west
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star-spangled banner
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written by Francis Key, inspired by the battle of fort mchenry
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July 4, 1776
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Declaration of Independence
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Boston Tea Party
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british dressed up like indians and dumped 340 tea chest in the harbor
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Treaty of Paris
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ended the war of 1812
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Patrick Henry
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"Give me liberty or give me death!"
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Samuel Adams
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was arrested for collecting ammunition
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Ponce De Leon
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discovered Florida
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Quebec
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1st permanent French settlement (Canada)
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Ethan Allen
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Green Mountain Boys
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Benjamin Franklin
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public libraries, "God governs in the affairs of men"
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Quartering Act
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required colonists when necessary furnish british troops with certain supplies
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Thomas Paine
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Common Sense
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Aaron Burr
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Jefferson's vice president, killed Hamilton in a duel
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Andrew Jackson
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7th president, met and defeated the creek indians
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Alexander Hamilton
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died in a duel with Aaron Burr, was leader of the federalist
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Stamp Act
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bought seals for envelopes and put on documents they mailed in 1765
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hessians
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professional soldiers from prussia
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Common Sense Pamplet
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written by Thomas Paine
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Treaty of Paris
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ended the war of 1812
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System of Checks and Balances
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Judicial, executive, and legislative all met and would check and balance for equal power
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Washington D.C.
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pierre L 'Enfant, capital, whithouse, ben franklin finished
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John Paul Jones
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best known naval heroe
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Treaty of Paris
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ended the war of 1812
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St Augustine
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the 1st permanent settlement in the present day U.S.A
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democratic republic party
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opposed hamilton's programs, led by jefferson
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Hernando cortez
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conquered the Aztec Indians
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Fransisco Coronando
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discovered Colorado
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Federalist party
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approved the new constitution
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harvard college
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1st college in the colonies
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Plymouth
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pilgrims 1st stepped at a place they named in 1620
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Samuel prescott
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warned the british were coming
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monroe doctrine
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prohibits future colonization in the new world by european powers
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Vasco de Balboa
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discovered the Pacific Ocean
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Jamestown
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1st permanent English settlement in the NEw World
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Benedict Arnold
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began selling secrets to the british agreed to surrender west point in exchange for a large sum of money.
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Proclamation of 1763
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cancelled all previous land grants given to the colonies
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Olive Branch Petition
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1775 sent to George 3rd asking to come to reason terms and promising loyalty
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