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48 Cards in this Set
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The French and Indian War |
Britain gains Canada and Ohio River. Treaty of 1765 ends this war. |
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Pontiacs Rebellion |
Settlers moved here to avoid another war of King George. King George send 10,000 troops to enforce treaty |
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Battle of Saratoga |
Turning point in war. Convinced French we will win. |
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Valley Forge. |
Where America's became an army. The army trained there |
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First Continental Congress |
Delegates from the colonies meet in response to the intolerable acts. Urged Bostonians to arm themselves and not obey new acts. Organized a boyycott |
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Battle of Lexington and Concord |
These were the first battles of the Revolutionary War |
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Second Continental Congress |
Adobted Militia and created Continental Army. Washington was selected commander |
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Battle of Bunker Hill |
First Major battle between British and Americans. British won. |
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Battle of Trenton |
Washington decides to make a bold move and attack the Hessian Troops at Trenton. He crosses the Delaware River in the middle fo the night, and attack. Major Morale Boost |
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Battle of Saratoga * |
Americans Win. Turning point in the war. Convinced the French we will win. So they sent us Troops and ships to aid their cause. |
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Battle of Yorktown. |
Washington's Army and the French fleet surrounded Cornwallis, and so he surrounded. |
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Shay's Rebellion |
Farmers Rebelled. Congress couldnt raise money fast enough. |
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Constitutional Convention |
Delegates revised the articles of confederation. They agreed it was difficult, so they began to compromise the new formation of a new government. |
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XYZ Affair |
John Adams sent an envoy to France to negotiate peace. A asked Bribe for $12 Million. Angry Americans called for a war. |
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Battle of New Orleans |
Americans defeated the British. Made Andrew Jackson a Hero. |
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Marquis De Lafayette |
Helped George Washington strategize. |
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John Adams |
2nd President |
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James Madison |
4th President. Father of Constitution. (Wrote most of it) |
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Alexander Hamilton |
First secretary of the treasury. Federalist. Wanted Industrial Nation |
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Anti-Federalists (Republicans) |
Believed in a weak central government. |
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Albany Plan of Union |
Proposed that Colonies unite under one government. Plan was rejected |
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Stamp Act of 1765 |
Sugar act could cover costs. Direct tax on printed materials. Such as Licenses, Playing Cards, and Diplomas. |
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Sugar Act of 1764 |
Raised tax rates on Sugar, Molasses, Silk, Wine, Coffee and Indigo |
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TownShend Acts |
Britain still in Debt. Charles Townshend introduced new Taxes. Tax on Glass, Lead, Paper, Paint, and Tea |
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Intolerable Acts |
Banned town meetings. Required Local people to provide housing for British soldiers. |
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Treaty of Paris of 1763 |
Ended the French and Indian War. British gain Canada and Ohio River Valley. |
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Gaspee Affair |
Led to the Commiter of Correspondence. Secret organizations that would work together in partnership against the British. |
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Boston Tea Party |
Men got together and boarded ships and dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor |
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Patriots |
Believed the British had become Tyrants and wanted to break away from Britian |
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Loyalists (Tories) |
Loyal to the crown and to Britain. Wanted a peaceful resolution. AKA: Tories |
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John Dickenson. |
Wrote Olive Branch petition. Called for end of fighting resolved peacefully |
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Common Sense |
A pamphlet called common sense by Thomas Paine. It attacked the king and called him a Tyrant |
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Deceleration of Independence |
List of reasons for our separation from England |
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Articles of Confederation |
First government of the United States. Created a weak Central government. States got one vote. Powers: Declare War. Raise Armies |
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Virginia Plan. |
3 Branches of Government. Legislative, executive, and Judicial |
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New Jersey Plan |
Revise articles of confederation. Each state gets one vote. Equal representation. |
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Great Compromise |
Proposed two houses. House of Representatives: Representation based on population. Senate: equal representations. 2 members per state |
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3/5 Compromise |
Agreed to count 3 slaves for every 5 towards population. |
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Federalist |
Supported the Constitution. Believed power should be divided between federal and local governments |
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Bill of Rights |
Limits Governments power. Protects Individuals liberties. Written by James Madison using George Mason and Thomas Jeffersons ideas. Alien |
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Alien and Sedition Acts |
Gave the President the power to deport aliens without trial. Made it illegal to print anything false, scandalous and malicious against the government |
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The Louisiana Purchase |
In 1803, Napoleon needed money to fight the war. He offered $11.25 million and erase $3.75 million in debts. Doubled more than the size of the USA |
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War Hawks |
Group that openly called for war. |
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George Washington |
Elected first President . Stepped down after two terms |
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Thomas Jefferson |
was the first republican in office. Got rid of standing army and navy. |
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Andrew Jackson |
Hero of the battle of New Orleans |
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King George III |
King of England |
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Lewis and Clarke |
Was assigned to travel and map out the western United States. And to find new animals and plants. |