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Unit 2 American Revolution
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Civil Engineering
6th Grade
08/30/2012

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Who was on each side of the French and Indian war?
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French and indians VS. British and colonists
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Name of the treaties that ended both the French and Indian war, and the American Revolution?
Definition
Tready of Paris 1763, 1783
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Proclamation of 1763
Definition
colonists felt they had earned right to gain land formally owned by France
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Revenue Act
Definition
Duties foreign sugar and certain other goods
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Intolerable Acts
Definition
shutting down of Boston Harbour
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Quartering Act
Definition
clonists have to house the Redcoats if needed
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Significants of Zanger Trials?
Definition
Zanger arrested for writting truth about a govenors adultury. Gave increase to freedom of speech
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Differnce between the colonist and British regulars during the French and Indian war?
Definition
Colonists viewed themselves above the British
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What as the "blank check" and how did it become one of the causes of the American Revolution?
Definition
From British to colonists to pay for the French and Indian war which resulted in the taxation of the colonist, led to revolutionary war.
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Dscribe what the taxes the British imposed onto the colonists in order to recoup the cost of war
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Placed taxes on items like tea, stamps, foods form foreign countries.
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Describe "taxation without Representation"
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The colonists felt like they shouldnt have been taxed if they had no voiec in Parliment
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Different parts of the Constitution?
Definition
Preamble, Natural Rights, Grivences, Resolution
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What was the Great Compromise
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One house would be based on population of people in each state, other house on fixed number(2)
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Significants of Pontiac Rebellion
Definition
The proclamation line, no colonists to go colonise past the Apalatian Mountains
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What was the effect of Proclamtion of 1763?
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no colonists to go colonise past the Apalatian Mountains
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Who recieved their freedom as a result of the Decleration of Independence?
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The colonists
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Saratoga
Definition
colonists won, French joined their side
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Lexington and Concord
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1st shot in war, "shot heard around the world"
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Yorktown
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Last battle in war, colonists won, led to the Tready of Paris 1783
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Bunker Hill
Definition
Colonist can compete with British, "don't shoot until you see whites of their eyes"
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What was the Albany Plan of Union?
Definition
Foreign nation of continental army, Iriquoice Confederacy
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Significants of Shay's Rebellion
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Showd The Articles of Confederation did not work
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Who holds the power in the Articles of confederation?
Definition
The state held most of the power
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Who holds the power in the Constitution?
Definition
The federal government holds most of the power
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What was the 3/5 compromise?
Definition
What to do with the salves about voting and representation
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Significants of Whiskey Rebellion
Definition
The Constitution was strong and the federal government could put down a rebellion
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Alien Act
Definition
President can remove anyone from the country if they pose a threat
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Sedition Act
Definition
Right to writting or publishing scandelous information about the government
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