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Why did the English turned down the Albany Plan of Union

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because they preferred to deal with the colonies

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the final colonial war between france and england

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french and indian war

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what acted were not strictly enforced

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navigation acts

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what was the cause that forced the colonists to use a system of barter

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shortage of money

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Who was the governor of virginia during the french and indian war

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lieutenant governor dinwiddie

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what was a 4 series of laws that was used to punish the americans because of the boston tea party

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intolerable acts

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who helped organized committees of correspondence

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samuel adams

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what permitted the English to search colonial homes

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writs of assistance

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act allowed royal governors, rather than colonial legislatures, to find homes and buildings to quarter or house British soldiers.

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Quartering Act

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Treaty of Paris of 1763 returned the following location to france

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Martinique
Haiti
Guadeloupe

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The man who said, “If this be treason, make the most of it,” was:

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Patrick Henry

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what group boycotted the English goods in protest of the stamp act

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Sons of Liberty

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In mercantilism, a country’s wealth was determined by how much _____ it had.

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gold and silver

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The _____ levied taxes to pay the salaries of those enforcing the law.

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Townshend program

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Why were the Navigation Acts initially not enforced by England?

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England was at war with France and wanted the loyalty of the colonies.

A struggle was going on between the king of England and Parliament.

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Name all 4 acts that England passes to control colonial trade

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Hat Act
Wool Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act

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How did the British Parliament respond to the colonists’ opposition to the Stamp Act and boycott of English goods?

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It repealed the Stamp Act.
It passed a Declaratory Law.

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What British acts did the First Continental Congress seek to revoke?

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Intolerable Acts

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Which two options contributed to the start of the Great Awakening?

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increased secularization in society and education

a decrease in religious devotion

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Enlightenment philosophers with the ideas they were most famous for

social contract

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Thomas Hobbes

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Enlightenment philosophers with the ideas they were most famous for:

separation of church and state

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John Locke

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Enlightenment philosophers with the ideas they were most famous for:

checks and balances

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Baron De Montesquieu

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Enlightenment philosophers with the ideas they were most famous for:

equality under the law

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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a renewal of religious devotion

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revival

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a "fire and brimstone" sermon lamenting a culture's moral failing
Jeremiad
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not concerned with religion
secular
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a belief that God is not involved in the daily affairs of humans
deism
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a meeting where philosophers gathered in the homes of influential people to discuss their ideas
salon
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a theory that people give up certain rights in order to gain protection
social contract
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a theory that laws govern a society and that all must live by those laws
rule of law
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Before writing the Declaration of Independence, which document did the Continental Congress send to Parliament?
The Olive Branch Petition
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why was Congress unable to help the colonial army get the equipment and money it needed at the beginning of the war?
Congress was unable to levy taxes to pay for the Army's needs.
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What did the British Army promise to enslaved people who joined them?
manumission
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Why were the victories at Trenton and Princeton important for the Americans?
They boosted the morale of the American people who were losing hope in the cause.
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what was the first tax levied by engliand on the colonist
stamp act
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what act was aimed to punishing boston for it's infamouse tea party
Intolerable Acts
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"I have not yet begun to fight."
John Paul Jones
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"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
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American traitor
Benedict Arnold
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one of the writers for the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
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commander-in-chief of the Continental army
George Washington
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seized Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allan
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mercenaries from Germany
Hessians
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who wrote the Common Sense
Thomas Paine
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who secured the western lands
George Rogers Clark
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who adopted a "Declaration of Causes of Necessity of Taking up Arms"
Second Continental Congress
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who endorsed the Olive Branch Petition
Second Continental Congress
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who made provisions for a Continental army with George Washington as commander-in-chief
Second Continental Congress
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when was the declaration of indepence adopted on
July 4, 1776
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expressed the idea that all men are created equal and are born with certain rights that no government can take from them
Declaration of Independence
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used fast riders to send the news
Committees of Correspondence
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were formed to encourage communication among the colonies
Committees of Correspondence
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closed the lands west of the Allegheny Mountains to settlers
Proclamation Act of 1763
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What were two disadvantages the colonies faced in starting a war with England?
lack of money and equipment lack of organization
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What were two advantages England had in fighting a war in America?
well-trained soldiers money and equipment
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The colonist who convinced the French to aid the colonies was _____.
Franklin
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What document stated that certain rights were not given by the government, but that men were born with them?
Declaration of Independence
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an American colonist who opposed independence for the American colonies
Loyalist
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to join together against and have nothing to do with
Loyalist
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a soldier hired for pay by a foreign state
mercenary
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a person, group, or nation united with another for some special purpose
ally
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to settle (a quarrel or difference of opinion) by agreeing that each will give up a part of what he demands
compromise
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an agreement, especially one between nations, signed and approved by each nation
treaty

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