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Details of Proclamation of 1763
Colonists were prohibited (not allowed) to settle 1_____ of the 2______ mountains |
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Effect of Proclamation of 1763 on England
Due to the war Britain had ______ (owed money) |
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Colonial reaction to the Stamp Act
________(decided not to buy) products made of paper |
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Details of Stamp Act
It was a tax on 1_______ and 2_______ |
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Describe "No taxation without representation" 1_______
Why did it matter? 2_______
What group fought fought against it? 3________
Name 2 members of the group 4_________ |
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1 Taxes given by King and Parliament
2 Colonists didn't have representation (a voice) in Parliament
3 Sons of Liberty
4 Samuel adams and Patrick Henry |
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What was King & Parliament reaction to the Boston Tea party? 1________
List 3 acts that were issued
A____ B_____ C_____ |
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1 They were mad
a Intolerable acts
b Closed Boston Harbor
c Quartering of soldiers |
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Detail the Boston Tea Party. 1______
What happened? 2______
Who organized it? 3______ |
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1 they dressed as indians
2 Dumped tea into Boston Harbor
3 Sons of liberty |
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List Patriot Colonial Continental Army Advantages
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1 Patriotism
2 Received help from France
3 Knew the land |
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List Patriot Colonial Continental Army Disadvantages
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1 shortage of men
2 Few trained for battle
3 Lacked the power to raise money |
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List British Army Advantages
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1 outnumbered continental army
2 well trained
3 well supplied with food, weapons, and ammo |
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List British Army disadvantages
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1 far distance between countries
2 not able to convince people to support war
3 lack the power to raise money |
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Details on 1607
________, Virginia by the Virginia Joint Stock Company |
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Importance of Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights
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1 It limited power of the king
2 It let people have a voice in government |
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What is Mercantilism?
1______
What was the impact of it on Colonists?
2_____ |
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1 Colonies existed so mother country could gain wealth from resources and trade with them.
2 Restricted trade |
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What were achievements of each person?
Abigail Adams 2______
Wentworth Chesswell 3_____ |
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2 Woman's Rights
3 Messenger, African American teacher, war vet |
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what did Thomas Paine do?
1 author of _______ Sense and The _______
2 Purpose of his writings: Persuade support for ________ cause
3 What was impact of his writing on the Continental Army?
4 what was reaction of colonists? |
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1 Common, American Crisis
2 Patriot
3 Encouraged them and raised their spirits to re-enlist(join again) in the army
4 Many people became patriots |
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| what was the importance of lexington and concord? |
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| It was the first battle of the revolutionary war. Known as "Shot heard around the world" |
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Importance of saratoga
1______
What country supports the colonists?
2_____ |
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1 Turning point of the war
2 France |
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Importance of Yorktown
1_____
2_____ |
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1 Last battle of revolutionary war
2 British General Cornwallis surrenders |
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Details of Treaty of Paris 1783
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1 Britain recognize US as independent nation
2 gains land between Atlantic ocean and Mississippi.
3 Americans pay debts($ you owe) to British merchants from before the war
4 Stop persecuting (hurting) British Loyalists |
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Declaration of Independence
1 Date
2 List main grievance(thing that made them mad) the colonists described
3 Significance (important because why?)
4 What is unalienable rights? |
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1 July 4, 1776
2 No taxation without representaion
3 Call to war and could be treason
4 Pursuit of happiness, life, and liberty |
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list the importance of Benjamin Franklin
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1 Delegate
2 Came up with Albany Plan to unite the colonies during the French and Indian War |
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list the importance of Sam Adams
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1 leader of Sons of Liberty
2 Used propaganda in the Boston Massacre to get more colonists to side with Patriots and fight British Taxes |
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list the importance of King George III
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1 British King during revolutionary war
2 agreed with parliament that colonists should help pay for the war debt |
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List the importance of George Washington
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4 |
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1 Commander in Chief of Continental Army
2 founding father
3 1st president
4 Started the French and Indian War |
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1763
why was this battle important? |
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| Victory gave Britain the land west of the Appalachian Mountains |
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| Sons of Liberty dressed as indians |
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1784
why was this battle important? |
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Battle of Yorktown
Last Battle of Revolutionary War
French helped Patriots |
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| Colonies gained independence from Britain |
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| what was Proclamation of 1763 |
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| A formal statement issued by Parliament that the Colonists cannot move into lands west of the Appalachian Mountains- this land is for the Native Americans |
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| what was Stamp Act, what year |
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| A tax placed on legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards. The colonists protested the act- No Taxation without representation. It was later repealed. 1765 |
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| what was Quartering Act, what year |
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| Colonists were forced to house and feed british soldiers. Colonists viewed this as another form of a tax, 1765 |
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| What was Townshend Act, what year |
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| After Stamp act was repealed, Charles Townshend imposed an indirect tax on items such as lead, glass, paper and tea, 1767 |
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| What was Intolerable Acts, what year |
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| Passed as a punishment for the citizens of Boston after the Boston Tea Party. It closed the port until the tea was paid for, 1774 |
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| Cause of French and Indian War |
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| Colonists wanted the rich farming land in the Ohio River Valley |
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Effect of French and Indian War 1_____
end result? 2______ |
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1 Britain and France go to war
2 the war left Britain with a lot of debt |
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| go against by abstaining (stopping) buying or using something |
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| example of propaganda from this time period |
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to influence to do something
flag with words "Join or Die" and snake on it |
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| who was first American believed to die for independence at boston massacre |
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| why was committees of correspondence so important for colonists during revolution? |
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| Help spread political ideas |
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