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| Rivarly in North America between England and France |
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| Driven out Canada and their territories west of the Appalachian Mountains |
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| Results of the French and Indian War |
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Britain taxes the colonies more
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| Prohibited settlement westof the Appalachian Mountains because it was costly for the British to protect |
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| to pay for the costs incurred during the French and Indian War and for British troops to protect the colonist |
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| Legal documents, tea, sugar, glass, lead, dyes |
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| protest of the tax on tea |
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| British troops fired on anti-British demonstrators |
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| New ideas about rights of people and their relationship to their rulers |
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| During the Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centures |
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| Enlightenment philosopher influenced American ideas of self-government |
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| Significance of the First Continental Congress |
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| All of the colonies except Georgia met and for the first time the colonies acted together |
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people consent to enter a "social contract" to form a government
the people then promise to obey the laws and rules established by that government(ordered liberty) |
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| When government threatens the peoples rights |
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| break the contract and alter or overthrow the government |
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| Types of governments Locke challenged |
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| dictatorial rule by kings, emperors, tribal chieftans |
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| King of England's rule in the colonies |
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| widely read in the colonies and contributed to a growing sentiment for independence from England |
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| colonists who believed in complete independence from England |
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| John Locke, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry |
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| "Give me liberty or give me death." |
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| Provided troops for American army |
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| Commander of the American Army |
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| George Washington of Virginia |
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| colonists who remained loyal to Britain because of cultural and economic ties |
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| Loyalists feelings about taxation |
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| Believed taxation was justified to pay for the British troops to protect the colonies |
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| tried to stay as uninvolved in the war as possible |
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| When and where American Revolution began |
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| Minutemen in Massachusetts fought a brief skirmish with British troops at Lexington and Concord |
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| Authored the Declaration of Independence |
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| Ideas Jefferson used in the Declaration of Independence |
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| "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| "That to secure these rights...deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..." |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| "That whenever any form of government becomes destructive...the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government..." |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Ideas from Common Sense Jefferson put in the Declaration of Independence |
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| Jefferson detailed many of the grievances against the king that Paine had earlier described in Common Sense |
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| Key princeples expressed in the Declaration of Independence |
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| Increased political, social, and economic participation int he A merican experience over a period of time |
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| Increased political participation in the American experience description |
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| Extended the franchise, upheld due process of law, and provided free public education |
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Increased social participation in the
American experience description |
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| Abolished slavery and extended civil rights to women and other groups |
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| Increased economic participation in the American experience description |
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| Regulated the free enterprise system, promoted economic opportunity, and protected property rights |
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| Final battle of the American Revolution |
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| Their army and navy contributed to American victory at Yorktown |
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| American Revolution popular in Britain |
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| No, it did not have popular support |
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| Negotiated Treaty of Alliance with France |
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| Three factors that contributed to American rebels victory |
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Benjamin Franklin's treaty with the French
George Washington's leadership of the army
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| George Washington contributes to colonial victory |
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| as general he avoided any situation that would completely destroy the army and his leadership skills kept the army together |
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