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*line drawn down Appalachian Mts to keep colonists and native americans from killing each other
*colonists east, Native Americans west
*Proclamation of 1763
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| *Anything that contained sugar=taxed |
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*Prime minister George Greenvile proposed staamp act in 1765
*colonists thought that the stamp act=violation of their rights as British subjects
*"No taxation without representation!"
*tax on anything printed |
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*1765
*colonists had to provide soldiers with food, shelter, beer, etc etc |
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*Charles Townshend believed colonists had to behave, so he thought that was reason to have an army
*colonists had to pay for that army
*1767
*tax on goods imported from Britain (glass, paint, paper, tea...) |
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*It was between soldeirs and colonists
*1768-gov't sent 4 regiments of troops
March 5, 1770 |
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| *Lord North's attempt to rescue British East India Company, because in 1773 they were broke |
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| *December 16, 1773 Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and dumped 90K pounds of tea |
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| Lord North and King George made harsh laws in 1774, which became known as Intolerable Acts by colonists |
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*September 1774
*met in Philadelphia
*50 leaders
*loved liberty
*hated tyranny
*Messaged King George telling him to consider their complaints and recognize their rights
*They boycotted British goods |
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*Continental Congress messaged King George saying his mistakes
*Refused to answer
*General Gage (King's British commander in America) got ready to deliver blows (Yeah I don't know what this means either, but it was in my textbook, History Alive) |
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| Olive Branch Petition at 2nd CC |
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*Olive branches=peace
*July 1775 Congress sent petition to King George III asking to end quarrel |
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British general William Howe immediate attack-2K redcoats
*Isreal Putnam led few hundred men up Breed's Hill, made a fort.
Putnam said "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes
*One thousand British soldiers killed/wounded, one half of the americans
*War begun |
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| George Washington made CC |
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(Okay so I'm not sure if I copied it all down correctly, well in the right section, but hey, it's something)
*John Adams proposed Congress made Continental Army
*unanimously elected Washington commander in chief to new continental army |
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*army=36 barrels of gunpowder
*Washington said it was 1,800 to decieve Brits
*Henry Knox moved 56 cannons 300 miles and 2.3K of lead
Ft T= British fort in NY |
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Thomas Paine wrote it and scoffed at anyone loyal to King George
120K copies published
Independence=key to a brighter future |
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| Thomas Jefferson wrote a rough draft, Ben Franklin and John Adams suggested changes |
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Crossed Delaware river
"Victory or Death"
Hessains=mercenaries |
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Burgoyne got there && ordered attack
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rebels outnumbered Burgoyne's army and B got defeated
Surrendered, making army look hopeless |
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France provided america with weapons, troops and moolah(:
So did ¡España! |
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tough winter
troops hungry, merchants wont sell to them bc they perfer selling to brits
prices on blankets too high, enraged Washington |
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| to distact men from their misery, washington put Von stewie in charge of training |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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(Okay, so I was like sick of looking things up in the textbook && I couldnt find it so i asked my bro--dont worry hes super smart-- for help and this is what he told me:
what existed before the constitution
had weak federal government and strong like i forget what he said but it means state
Credits to my BroBro! :) |
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| hoped that Brits would come to his rescue but they didnt so he surrendered |
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