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not all colonies there attempt to unite all the colonies against the French |
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Constitution of the United States |
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primary law and order document sets up US gov. |
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created to protect individual rights 1st ten amendements |
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the theory that a state's or nation's power depended on its wealth/trade |
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said Americans wouldn't have to pay for French + Indian war, turned tide of war, British prime minister |
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inventor, statesman, ladiesman, posterchild of the enlightenment |
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1st president, successful in Yorktown |
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wost part of triangular trade route, involved slave transport |
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British prime minister who tried to pay down British debt by stopping smuggling and taxing colonies |
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tax good at the port, sneaky tax, did not work on colonists |
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right to tax colonies in all cases - voted on by Parliament |
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fought for American indepence |
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First Continental Congress |
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wrote to Parliament about the restoration of Colonial self rule |
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where American Army camped for a tough winter of training |
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final major battle of Revolutionary War, 8,000 British troops under Cornwallis surrendered |
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Author of common sense, put Revolutionary War into everyday language of colonists |
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patriot, Legislator "Give me liberty or give me death", antifederalist |
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patriot,"I have not yet begun to fight", navy guy |
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German/Prussion mercenaries, Americans had a better motive because they wanted freedom, (Prussia was the name of Germany before WWI) |
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system of gov. established by the Constitution, division of power between local/national gov. |
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a period of low economic activity and wide-spread unemployment |
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a continuous rise in the price of goods and services, prices go up faster than wages |
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French dictator who sold us Louisiana, tried to take over the world, kidnapped the pope for three years, was banished to an island with his wife twice |
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Haitian revolutionary who helped take Haiti (Santa Domingo) from the French under Napoleon |
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explored Louisian territory |
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explored lower (southern) part of the Louisiana Purchase, named Pikes Peak |
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Native American chief, his people were defeated at the battle of Tipacanoe by Harrison |
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Battle lost by Native American Tecumseh joined British after this |
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expanded power of supreme court by establishing Judicial Review |
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the right to stay out of a conflict |
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republicans during Madison's presidency who pressed for war with Britain |
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an economic system built around competition, economic freedom, private property, and profit |
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powerful Native American group |
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Ottawa cheif, Pontiac's war |
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one of most well known resources, Georias main cash crop |
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set Applacian Mountains as the boundary for western settlements of colonies |
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helped continental army get in shape at Valley Forge |
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a hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war, fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes |
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patriot army led by Washington |
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armed private ships, working for government |
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black patriot in Revoluionary War |
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a special group of voters selected by their states voters to vote for the president and vice president |
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scared many colonist, started because of financial difficulties |
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convention of delegates called together, they created the Articles of Confederation |
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agreement between large and small states, created by Grand Committee, combined VA + NJ plans |
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bans trade w/ other countries |
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