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The Imperial Perspective
America: Seventh Edition
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12th Grade
12/16/2007

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Privy Council
Definition
1634 responsible for colonial adminstration, tried to reassert control over the colonies, but lost its power after restoration
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Mercantilism
Definition
Made by Charles II  gold and silver fixed, one nation gain wealthy by the expense of anothr
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Navigation Act
Definition

1651 goods imported by english ships with english crew

1660 3/4 english and  enumarated products to England only

1663 all ships dock in england

1673 pay a tax for it

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Lords of Trade
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1675 by Charles II to enforce the Naviagation acts and mercantile
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The Dominion
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Created by James II Edmound Andros, the leader, where they went against laws preset by the General Courts
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Edmound Andros
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Leader of the Dominion, went against preset laws of General Courts by levied taxes, suprpressing town gov, enforcing trade laws, took over Puritan churches for Anglican worship.
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Two Treatises on Government
Definition
1690 John Locke refused divine right of kings, gave rights to life, liberty, and property. And with ruler with violent rights can be overthrown
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Lords Commuissioner of Trade and Plantations
Definition
1696 William III to enforce the Navigation Acts with inclusions of 1696
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Power of Assemblies
Definition

All voted in with a stake in soceity (land)

controlled vote and tax, initiate legislation

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Power of Governors
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Veto over assemblies, ex:generals and militia, jud: court, Leg: when to assemble
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King Philips War
Definition

Death of Sassamon, 3 Wampanoags were killed at Plymouth (started it)

1678 eventually ended, and had to submit to colonial

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Bacons Rebellion
Definition

Berkely Va gov 1641 granted his friends land and pused out others which led to Indian wars. Started when his overseer was killed

1676 total war against Indians, burned Jamestown but died a month later

Opened up land and 1677 tiny reservations

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William Berkeley
Definition

VA governor in 1641 where he let his friends get all the land, while pushing the Indians on colonial territory, causing war.

After Bacons Rebellion he regained control, hung people , but recalled back to England

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Why did Spanish territories fail?

Definition
No gold, didn't value market economy instead in missions and forts, outdated mercantilism, religious and military control
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French and Indian War
Definition

1754 VA wanted to trade with Ohio river valley but the French interfered

George Wash set out, the French refused, so they wanted to build a fort but the French made Fort Duquencse before them. So they attacked a detachment which happnened to be just peacful people

Retreated to Fort Necessity, where French attacked them July 3 1754

Board of Trade to halt French ships from coming in which failed, but made all those in Nova Scotia leave

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Merge from Indian war to Seven Years war
Definition

Cut off French reinforcement, Brits winning some battles

1759 decisive Quebec battle, James Wolfe traveled around Quebec and attacked Montclams army

Spain entered war in 1761 but taken down in Havana and Philippines

1763 Surrender

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James Wolfe
Definition
1759 Decisive battle in Quebec sneaked up behind Montaclams army and attacked, but died in battle 
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Treaty of Paris
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1763 took all of Frances possesions east of MI (cept New Orleans)took Spanish FL, Indians distraught over lost land and cut off their trade, Spain received Lousiana
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Pontiac's Rebellion
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The english wanted to compensate by trading with them again, but Pontaic stressed they had land that shouldn't be in their possesion.
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General Amherst
Definition
Biological warfare, by giving the Indians infected blankets
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