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| instituted by the british; meant to keep the iroquois happy and allies of ours;would have a council to regulate affairs, control the army, manage public lands, pass laws, levy taxes; did not end up going through |
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| aka the coercive acts; closed the boston harbor, no colonial assemblies in massachusettes, no town meetings, tried in britain, british soldiers live with colonists and supported by them |
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| British East Indies co. is where tea came from; 12/16/1773 the sons of liberty go to the boston harbor and dump almost 350 chests of tea into the harbor |
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| march 1763, tax on every day items such as newspaper, magazines, calenders, receits, etc. the colonists thought the british was trying to control EVERYTHING. stamp act repealed |
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| met in sept 1774 in philadelphia; agreed to stop trade with british and acted as the colonial form of gov't; olive branch petition to king george III; wanted rep if going to be taxed |
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| ended 1763. fought in north america. england sent troops to help the colonists win the war |
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| spring 1778, the last battle fought in the north during the revolution |
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| burgoyne forced to surrender 60,000 men on 10/17/1777; battle where ben franklin convinced the french to join |
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| xmas night in 1777; the patriots ambush the british while the british were all drunk; great morale booster |
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| massacusettes; wanted to convince ppl to say we needed a change in government; wanted more paper money, tax relief, relief for debtors, end of punishment for death |
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| england acknowledged the independence of the US; british basically bought their peace from the US |
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| the supreme court revised the constitution in 1803 |
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| ppl in the south wanted more rep so they wanted the slaves to be repped. but then realized they'd be taxed more. so 3/5s of the slaves have rep in gov't and are taxed. |
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| constitution. listed out rights of citizens |
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| thomas jefferson said: must be refreshed from time to time with blood of patriots and tyrants |
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| cornwallis holds out for 2 months but surrenders on oct 19, 1781 |
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| washington gained his 1st victory over the british |
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| wrote the constitution; came up with virginia compromise |
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| prime minister of england; removed old commanders and replaced them with younger ones; strengthend the army, |
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| main cash crop of virginia; slaves came in 1619 to help grow it |
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| 1585; sir raleigh walter; 1588 everyone vanished. this made elizabeth hesitant to settle in new world |
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| transfer of power of new york from dutch to english |
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| england was on the verge of war and the dutch called for surrender so the english served power from canada (present day new york) to carolinas in 1664 |
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| 1639- connecticut. gov't with governor, legislature and judges, voting= male property owner and member of the church |
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| produced silk; blockade from spaniards; a charity colony; ppl rebelled |
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| european ally of france in the french and indian war |
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| problems for continental congress in the revolutionary war |
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| difficulties of war- money, ppl; lack of power; jealousy of the states |
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| aka the add a state plan; intended for all states to be added in this way; first appointed governor, secretary, and 3 judges. then needed 50000 adult men and then needed 60000 free ppl |
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| british campaigne of 1777 |
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| 3 pronged attack on new england; howe ruins it and goes south to attack washington; eventual surrender. |
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| results of the british campaigne of 1777 |
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1) gave continentals momentum going into 1778
2) forced british to seek alternative strategy to defeat colonials
*3) directly brings french into the conlfict |
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| british moving the war south |
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| struggling in new england more loyalists in the south and also hoped for slave support |
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| ratification of the constitution |
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| bypass the states at constitutional conventions, approval of each state and they all had to ratify it, key state=massachusettes |
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| connecticut, suggested the great compromise |
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| jailed in britain for being a quaker; he got money from his dad who was high in court; started pennsylvania which was a haven for those who were persecuted |
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| 2 houses of congress. one would rep the population |
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| one house in congress for one vote |
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| 1612. tobacco. believed it would grow well in virginia |
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| popular man who came up with albany plan, took part in the constitutional process |
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| british advantages going into the war |
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1)population :9mil to 2.5 mil
2)large professional army
3)worlds best navy
4)organized gov't
5)loyalists in america |
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| colonial advantages going into the war |
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1)fighting on their own land
2)fighting for a cause
3)close to supply line
4)british arrogance, overconfidence
5)large area to fight on, hard for british to pin them down |
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| reasons for american victory |
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1)british over-confidence
2)british lack of adaptation to american tactics and leadership
3)colonies european allies (france and spain)
4)leadership of george washington
5)commitment to the revolution by the lower classes |
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