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8th Grade
12/13/2006

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who was presed to death in salem massachusettes
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giles gory
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in what year did the salem witch trails take place
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1692
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list two types of evidence that the courts accepted as proof of witchcarft
Definition
admission of guilt
spectral evidence:people visited by ghosts of possessed
Term
who were the two girls that first started acting starngely
Definition
betty paris
abaigail williams
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what would happen if a person who was accused of being a witch didnt confess
Definition
the would be hanged
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who was the first to be hanged for being a witch
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bridget bishop
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when did the french and indian war take place
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1754-1763
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who was fighting (specifically)
Definition
british army and colonial miltia some natives

french ar, and colonial militia, lots of
native americans
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why were they fighting
Definition
competition over fur trade
Term
where did the war take place
Definition
ohio river valley; penn,west ney york
and canada
Term
how did the brits fight in battle
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straight , uniformed lines rows and columns
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how did the native americans fight
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in the forest, hiding and concealing guerilla warfare
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who won the war
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the british
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why/how did they win
Definition
willian pitt decided to use the navy to acttack quebec
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what were the 3 problems that the british had when the war was over
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1.war debt
2.potiac's rebellion
3.needed money to control land and people
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what did the brits set up to deal with chief pontiac
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the proclamation line of 1763
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how many miles sperated englan from the north american colonies
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3,000 miles
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what were the series of laws set up sothat the brits could protect trade and make more money for its empire
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trade and navigation laws
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what would the conlonist do to show that they didnt like the british law enforcement
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1.smuggled goods
2.trade with other countries
3.boycott
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what two things were the british trying to capture/recapture which led to concord
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1.radical leaders sam adams and john hancock

2.ammunition stockpiled by the colonists
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proclomation line of 1763
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a line set up along the border of british territory to keep colonists from going into indian territory
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first contenintal congress
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a group of leaders that sat down and wrote up complaints that were sent ot the king
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boycott
Definition
to not buy or use a certain service in protest
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repeal
Definition
to take away
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militia
Definition
soliders that are not part of the military/army but voulenteer to fight in a certain area and can leave when they please
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minutemen
Definition
farmers or townspeopole who are ready to fight in a minutes notice to defend their area
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loyalist
Definition
people that are loyal to a certant person or govenment who rules then and does not want change
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patriot
Definition
peole who want to rebel a government and create a new one and free their county or territory
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the dutch east india tea company
Definition
a trading company the british government had financial interest in that operated all over the world
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