Chapter 3 Flashcards

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21 yrs, land surveyor Virginia Ranger

-his men attack a french scouting party who were spying on him

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Young George Washington

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British summoned a colonial congress to make a long term plan (achieve greater colonial unity and immediate purpose: to keep scalping tribes loyal to Britain, given 30 wager loads of gifts

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The albany plan 1754

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3
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1763: Britain wins war and has all of N. America (including canada) and east of mississippi. Spanish gets land of west of Mississippi river

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Treaty of Paris

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4
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Basically barred colonists from settling to west of appalachians

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Proclamation of 1763

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March 5, 1770 - small crowd gathered to harass a soldier, 10 brit soldiers show up and the crowd throws things, shooting begins and Crispus Attucks. english people say “incident on Kings street

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Boston Massacre

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Aka intolerable acts that were placed after Boston massacre. the Boston harbor closed down and it took away Massachusetts’ self government and historic rights

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Coercive acts

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1754- conflict begins the French and indians against england and colonists
- over territory, fur trade, fishing rights in ohio valley

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Rivalry in Rive Valley

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8
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Stamp act

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Had to buy stamps on seals for all legal documents (bills, wills, licenses, newspaper)

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