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History
11th Grade
01/15/2012

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triangular trade
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a maze of highly diverse trade routes: between the colonies, England, Africa, Europe, and the West Indies
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Town meetings in colonial america
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men gathered to decide important questions and choose a select men to govern until the next meeting
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Middle Passage
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the journey to america for slaves. not many survived.
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Slave codes
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limited the rights of blacks by giving their white masters full control. couldn't leave the plantations, no weapons.
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halfway covenant
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partial church membership created by New England. promoted by solomon stoddard to keep the colonies true to their religious purpose.
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Jonathon Edwards
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preacher that preached anew the traditional Puritan ideas of abosolute sovereignty of God, predestination, and salvation by God’s grace alone
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Salem Witchcraft Trials
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women accused of being witches. often people who didn't conform to society.
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Enlightenment
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scientific resolution of the mid 1800's during which people began applying scientific reasoning to human nature, society, and religion.
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Benjamin Franklin
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a renaissance man during the enlightenment.
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Cotton Mather
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Puritan Theologist who came up with the idea of vaccines and cured his slave of smallpox
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Harvard and Yale
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formed by religious groups to train new clergy, but you could also get a liberal education
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salutary neglect
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Let the colonies run themselves. British leaders knew little about the colonies. Neglect loosens Britain’s hold on the colonies. Officials sent to run colonies from Britian were incompetent. Little parliments in colonies that had leverage over appointed officials
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Albany Plan
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One general gov. for all the colonies, but each colony would retain its current constitution
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French and Indian War
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Lost power to the English colonies. Brought America and Britian in closer contact, increasing tensions
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French and Indian War
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Lost power to the English colonies. Brought America and Britian in closer contact, increasing tensions
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French and Indian War
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Lost power to the English colonies. Brought America and Britian in closer contact, increasing tensions
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Proclamation of 1763
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forbade to advance beyond a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains in order to maintain good native american relations.
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Sugar Act
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Eliminated illegal sugar trade by the colonies with the French and Spanish West Indies. New vice-admiraly o try accuse smugglers without a jury.
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Stamp Act
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imposed a tax on most printed documents
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Patrick Henry and the Sons of Liberty
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Spoke out against the King and Parliament. Terrorized stamp agents and burned tamps.
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Townshend Acts
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disbanded the New York Assembly until they agreed to obey the Mutiny Act and Put a tax on some imported goods from England
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Boston Massacre
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Boys pelt British soliders with stones and British fire killing 5 colony citizens
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Thomas Hutchinson
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disagreed with the stamp act, but felt obliged to support it because he supported the king. his house was burned down by patriots.
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Samuel Adams
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encouraged boycotts, leading the path to revolt.
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letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania
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a series of essays written by the lawyer and legislator John Dickinson and published under the name "A Farmer" The twelve letters were widely read and reprinted throughout the thirteen colonies, and were important in uniting the colonists against the Townshend Acts.
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Boston Tea Party
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response to the tea act, people dress as indians and throw tea overboard.
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Coercive Acts
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Closed Boston Harbor. Reduced colonial self-government. Permitted royal officers to be tried in other colonies or in England when accused of crimes. Provided for troops quartering in colonists’ barns and empty houses
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