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U.S. History Test 2
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Undergraduate 1
03/03/2012

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The Colonial Wars
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King Williams War
Queen Annes war
War of Jenkins Ear
King Georges War
They create tension between new England and native Americans. Puts natives closer to the French
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French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War)
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Washington started it. The French want the Ohio river. The French positiion is weakened. William Pitt. Climatic conflict,
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William Pitt
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Led British military.
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“The Parson’s Cause”
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Patrick Henry defending the Anglican ministers salary. The two penny act...inflation
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“The Great Fear”
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The fear the England would send a bishop to establish a hierarchy
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Pontiac’s Rebellion
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Native rebellion against British Control
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Proclamation Line of 1763
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October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War. The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier.
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George Grenville
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Prime Minister of Great Britain who created the Stamp Act.
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Sugar Act (1764)
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Revision, increase revenues, policing power, courts.
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Mercantilism
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Government control of trade
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Stamp Act (1765)
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Taxed attorneys and elites. Taxed newspapers, courts docs, deeds, wills, playing cards, marriage licenses, Tavern licenses.
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Samuel Adams
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Political leader in Massachusetts.
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The Sons of Liberty
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The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists from the usurpations by the British government
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Andrew Oliver
Definition
Stamp master whose home was destroyed
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Francis Hutchinson
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Lt. governor who led mob violence.
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Stamp Act Congress
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Protest meeting for all colonies. Not all colonies represented. Focus on preservation of English rights.
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Declaratory Act (1765)
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Stated that crown was sovereign in all matters.
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Townshend Acts (1767)
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Puts taxes on things. Writs of assistance-open ended search warrants. Custom boards to make sure taxes happen. New admiralty court. Taxes to take care of British troops.
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John Dickenson
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Writes letters. Builds constitutional arguments against taxation. Massachusetts circular letter.
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Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
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Written by John Dickinson against the Townshend acts.
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Virginia’s “Homespun Ball”
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Show up at governors palace in homespun clothes to protest.
Sees beginning of Daughters of Liberty.
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The Boston Massacre
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Exercise of propaganda. Local interest initially. Doesn’t show up colonially for a month “Recent and melancholy demonstration.” “tragically affair.” Not really a massacre Sam Adams and Paul Revere make it a big deal.
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Paul Revere
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Wrote propaganda about the Boston Massacre.
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Regulator Movement
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Protesting high taxation in N. Carolina and corruption of local officials…at first.Resulted in mob violence and not paying taxes because gov was living in a palace.
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Battle of Alamance (1771)
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2000 regulators head to Hillsboro, Gov sends militia gives permission to fire on regulators. Resistance melts,
Most people are pardoned except for 7 ring leaders, tried and hung.
One says that it was the beginning of the revolution.
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Gaspee Affair
Definition
Gaspee was looking for smugglers, gets attacked by Rhode Islander's.
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Committees of Correspondence
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Counterfeiters were lose in Virginia, nearly collapsing the economy passing fake five pound notes and coins. They meet for thirteen days but don't talk about economic issues.
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The Tea Act
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Bailing out the East Indian Company. Being exempt from taxes. Because they were smuggling in Dutch tea.
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The Boston Tea Party
Definition
Sam Adams and the sons of liberty told Hutchinson not to bring the tea to America. Hutchinson tells them to Bring tea, while Adams says not to bring it.
Fight for sovereignty.
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The Intolerable Acts
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Boston refuses to pay for tea, so Boston port act closes Boston ports. Quartering act. VA calls for fasting. Brings unity.
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First Continental Congress
Definition
Jefferson reviews rights of Americans. The king is the leader, not parliament, it’s also up to the king to protect them. Met in Philly
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A Summary View of the Rights of British America
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By Jefferson. Grievances against the king.
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Continental Association
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i. Most important thing they did. Non-exportation back on. No more lumber, rice. Non-consumption...not British things. Penalties for non-obeying
Committees whose job is to make sure everyone is obeying.
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Thomas Gage
Definition
Led the ammunition taking that led to the American revolution. Implemented the intolerable acts.
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“Liberty or Death”
Definition
b. Patrick Henry in St. Johns church meet. Henry declares that Americans had become slaves to Britain. There is no peace. The war has begun. “Give me Liberty, or give me death
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Common Sense
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Thomas Paine Common Sense-makes a clear arugement for independence. “an island shouldn’t govern a continent
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Lexington & Concord
Definition
Beginning of the revolution
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Ft. Ticonderoga
Definition
realized that there is one fort in the north that if taken they can block all british movement in Canada. They take the fort.
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Benedict Arnold
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Planned to sellout American garrison at West Point.
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Ethan Allen
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Capture of fort Ticonderoga.
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Second Continental Congress
Definition
-This congress begins to see what we can do to fix things with British. They want equality with Britain. This congress served continually through the revolution. 1st they chose Washington to lead the military because he was the most experienced officer.
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George Washington
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Lead military. Set out for Cambridge.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
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British want to break out of Boston, but then Americans fority Bunker Hill and reeds Hill at night. They wake up next morning to fortifications. First major battle of the war. Americans retreat because they ran out of ammunition, forced. Americans lost 115 killed, 30 captured British 226 killed, 828 wounded. British technically won because they took the field.
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Pyrrhic Victory
Definition
Americans techniquely lose because British took the field, but British lost more men.
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Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
Definition
2nd cont. congress believes they need an explanation about their behavior so Thomas Jefferson writes Declaration of the causes and necessity...too strong. John Dickenson writes second draft..too weak, so they combine the two.
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Olive Branch Petition
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Appeal to king to appeal on their behalf. Blames parliament. Calls to king to take up for them to Parliament. Olive branch rejected.
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“Committee of Five”
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Sherman, Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, and Livingston. Wrote the declaration of Independence.
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The Crisis
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Essays written by Thomas Paine. pamphlet series, to inspire the Americans in their battles against the British army. He juxtaposed the conflict between the good American devoted to civic virtue and the selfish provincial man.[29] To inspire his soldiers, General George Washington had The American Crisis, first Crisis pamphlet, read aloud to them.
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Trenton
Definition
Plan is to attack a Hessen army at Trenton…Hessen were mercenaries. Christmas Day-Germans drinking Washington says they will attack on Christmas. Before attack Washington reads a page from Crisis to the troops. Boosted morale.
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Brandywine Creek
Definition
Washington has another defeat at Brandywine Creek giving British control of Philly
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Monmouth Courthouse
Definition
Washington chases Clinton Hottest Junes on record, over 100 degrees 80 percent humidity. Heat stroke and died. General Charles Lee doesn’t like Washington. Thinks he is a poor commander and should be replaced by Charles Lee. Lee was dirty, always had dogs. Strategy meeting, Lee asks to lead the army. Washington allows him. Lee leads troops, he orders retreat upon seeing British. Washington comes with reinforcements, surprised to see retreat. Washington Blistered Lee’s ears. Washington led the battle. It was a draw, because it was too hot. Last battle of Northern campaign.
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West Point
Definition
John Andre of British army and Arnold to turn over all plans to allow British to walk into fort. Andre is captured with all his plans on road....Benedict Arnold flees and becomes British commander. Arnold terrorizes people of VA. Washington finds Peggy Shippen saying she doesn’t know where her husband was. Washington believed her. Washington is furious. Washington would cut off his left leg and bury it with honors….and draw and quarter the rest of him.
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Battle of Camden
Definition
British victory. Hartio flees.
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Horatio Gates
Definition
Flees at Battle of Camden.
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Nathanael Greene
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Replaced gates. Quaker, and organized. Splits army with Daniel Morgan.
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Battle of King’s Mountain
Definition
was a decisive battle between the Patriot and Loyalist militias in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The actual battle took place on October 7 1780, nine miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina in rural York County, South Carolina, where the Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist forces commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson of the 71st Foot.
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Daniel Morgan
Definition
Lead part of the militia in the south.
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Battle of Cowpens
Definition
Henry Morgan sees that he has a lot of militia. He picks a place at Cowpins with ridges. And the river at their back. Lines militia, sharp shooters, regular army. Gives clear instruction to militia to fire two or three rounds, pull back and regroup, circle back around and flank the British. Goes over plan several times. They know what is expected. The British don’t expect success.
Plan works. Morgan wins battle and takes a lot of prisoners. Patriot victory.
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Race to the Dan
Definition
Between feb 10-14 race to the dan. Green knows Cornwallace is coming, marches men 80 miles in less than 4 days. Green has communicated with people to get every boat to get army across the Dan river. Cornwallace can hear the cheers of theAmericans, and pulls back to Hillsboro.
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Guilford Courthouse
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The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781 in Greensboro, the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War. A force of 1,900 British troops under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis defeated an American force of 4,000 troops, commanded by Major General Nathanael Greene.
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Yorktown
Definition
Where the war virtually ends. Cornwallis surrenders because he feared the French.
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
Definition
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