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American History Midterm Review 1
January 2014
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10th Grade
01/19/2014

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Ohio river valley
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Western PA river valley where the French and British fought for control
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Albany plan of union
Definition
Franklin plan for a union of colonies for their mutual defense
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Iroquois confederacy
Definition
Indian confederacy that remained neutral until the victor appears obvious
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Fort necessity
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Fort where young George Washington was forced to surrender
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William pitt
Definition
British prime minister who committed the resources necessary to ensure British victory
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Sugar act
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This act levied a tax in this Caribbean product that was used to make rum
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Stamp act
Definition
First direct tax levied on the colonists by this act
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Proclamation 1763
Definition
Tho policy statement prohibited colonists from moving beyond the colonial boundaries
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Stamp act congress
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This group met in Albany to discuss the British tax policy
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Declaratory act
Definition
Repealed the specific direct tax but affirmed parliaments authority to levy taxes
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Boston tea party
Definition
Posed as Mohawk Indians and dumped this previous cargo overboard at this event
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Sam adams
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Man from Boston who was the most prominent member of the sons of liberty
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Boston massacre
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Event in 1770 involving British soldiers firing on civilians that led to increased rebel activity
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Committees of correspondence
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Groups of people throughout the colonies that kept each-other group informed about British activity
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Gaspee affair
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Event at Narragansett bay that involved the burning of a British revenue cutter
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Lexington and Concord
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War began at these towns that the British suspected of housing military stores
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Fort Ticonderoga
Definition
Cannons were captured here that provided for the relief of Boston
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Battle of Saratoga
Definition
Turning point of the American Revolution
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Baron Von Steuben
Definition
American army was transformed into a professional fighting force at Valley Forge by this man, "the drillmaster of Valley Forge"
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Yorktown
Definition
Battle that concluded the war
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Shay's rebellion
Definition
Bolts in western Massachusetts involving foreclosure of farms
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Ordinance of 1785
Definition
Provided for the sale of Western lands
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3/5ths compromise
Definition
Compromise that accounted for slaves in the population
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Inability of the confederate government to tax
Definition
Greatest weakness of the confederacy
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Northwest ordinance of 1787
Definition
Provided the procedure for territories to become states
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Declaration of Independence
Definition
Document that declared the colonies free from Britain
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Patriots
Definition
Individuals who were loyal to the new American government
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John Locke
Definition
Man that proposed the idea that government exists to serve people and that if government ceases to fulfill this function that people are obligated to overthrow it
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Common sense
Definition
Thomas Paine wrote this influential pamphlet encouraged the colonists to support American independence
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Mercantilism
Definition
System if trade that benefits the mother country at the expense of the colonies
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Legislative
Definition
Branch of government that makes laws
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