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French and Indian war
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History
8th Grade
10/24/2011

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The Great Awakening
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Religous movement 

1730's and 1740's 

let everyone into church 

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The Enlightenment
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Reason and Science Movement 

started in Europe 

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Magna Carta 1215
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A charter that was made by the colonists and gave them rights 

Also called the great Charter 

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Parliament 
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was the lawmaking body of england

house of commons

house of lords nonelected officials 

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Glorious Revolution 
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change of englands leadership 
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English bill of rights 1689
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Agreement to respect the rights of the colonists and the parliament 

king and queen could not cancle laws or impose taxes without the oversee of parliament 

 

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Salutary neglect 
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parliament did not interfere much with colonial affairs 

Governors rarely enforced laws 

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John Peter Zenger 
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publisher of the new york weekly journal 

was accused and proven guilty free of charge for printing stories against the goverment 

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French and Indian war 
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the decision of who would control the northeastern part of north America 

the French and the Indians were Allies and fought the british 

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Albany Plan of the Union 
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the first propasal to unite the colonies 

thought of by Ben Franklin 

called for the colonies to send one representative to the grand council 

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Battle of Quebec
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turning point of the Fench and Indian War 

was taken because leader was killed 

 

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treaty of Paris
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Showed that britain had taken claim of the east American coast 

created when 7 years war ended

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