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Negative effects on Indians

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White disease, alcohol, violated religion, cultural erosion, ecological damage

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Antoine Cadillac

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Detroit founder

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Robert de la salle

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Founder of Louisiana

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Treaty of 1713

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Limited trading rights on Spanish america

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Peace treaty 1748

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Gives Louisburg back to France NE angry

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French Indian War

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Britain and Prussia vs.France Spain Austria and Russia

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Intercolonial congress

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Keep Iroquois loyal and colonial unity

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General Edward Braddock

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fort Duquesne defeat from French Indians

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Battle of Quebec 1759

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French granted small sugar islands gave Spain Mississippi Louisiana and New Orleans

Spain gives Florida Britain in return for Cuba

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What did Americans do during the FI war?

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Golden traffic w/enemy ports refused to provide troops and money for the conflict bribed to defend

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Pontiacs uprising

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Ottawa a cheif Pontiac and French traders- drive British out of Ohio

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Proclamation of 1763

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Prohibits settlement in area beyond Appalachians to prevent Indian uprisings

Colonists angered

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Republicanism

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Reflection of Greek and Roman republics

All citizens gave private selfish interests to a common good

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Self sufficiency

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Disagreed with aristocracy and monarchy

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Radical whigs

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Corruption of monarchy threat of freedom feared

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Mercantilism

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Justified Br control over colonies

Wealth- power, military, political power measured by gold or silver in treasury

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What did the British want the Americans to do?

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American trade only w British not pursue self-government

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Navigation Law 1650

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Transport goods only in British vessels and exclusively to Br

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Paper money

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Prohibited to protect Br and no bankruptcy laws

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What happened if American laws threatened mercantilist system

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Br could nullify legislation passed by colonial assemblies

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How colonists benefitted from mercantilism

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America existed to help Br

Tobacco planters enjoyed monopoly in Br market and protection from navy and army w-o cost

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Negatives on colonists from mercantilism

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Annoying liabilities
Stopped economic initiative
Dependency on Br agents and creditors

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Prime Minister George Grenville

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Angered colonists by enforcing navigation laws

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Sugar Act

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1764 raised tax revenue in colonies for crown

Increased tax/ duty on foreign sugar from West Indies

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Quartering Act
Colonies provide food and quarters for British troops
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Stamp tax
Raise revenues support new military force Enabled use of stamped paper/ affixing of stamps w payment of tax required on commercial and legal documents
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Admiralty courts
Juries not allowed- sugar and stamp act
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Virtual representation
People represented through parliament
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Stamp Act congress
27 delegates from 9 colonies drew up statement of rights
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Sons and daughters of liberty
Liberty. Property no stamps enforced nonimportation agreements ransacked houses of unpopular officials confiscated money
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Declaratory act
Reaffirming br rights to bind colonists
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Townshend Acts
1767 light import duty on glass white lead paper paint and tea Payed the salaries of royal governors and judges in America.
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Boston massacre
1768 British put troops in Boston soldiers drunken colonists taunted them troops wounded and killed
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Samuel Adams
Organized in Massachusetts the local committees of correspondence
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Committees of correspondence
Spread the spirit of resistance by exchanging letters Intercolonial groups developed into first american congress
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British East India company
Complete monopoly over american tea business bc of bankruptcy
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Boston Tea party
Bostonians disguised as indians destroyed the tea Colonists happy and conservatives complained of destruction of private property and threatened anarchy
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Boston Port Act
Closed harbor until damages paid
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Intolerable Acts
Restrictions on town meetings and officials who killed colonists sent to br for trial
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Quebec act
1774 what br should do w 60000conquered french subjects in Canada Boundary of Quebec extended to ohio river
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What were the french guaranteed in the Quebec act
Catholic religion old customs and institutions
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Why did the Quebec act anger colonists
Took their land angered anti'cathollics
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First continental congress
1774 addressed colonial grievances 12 colonies and drew up a declaration of rights
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The association
Boycott of br goods
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Lexington massacre
Br commander sent troops to Lexington and concord to seize stores of colonial gunpowder and to bag rebel ringleaders
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Describe br army in F/I army
Weak generals second rate soldiers badly treated
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F/I revolutionary advantage and disadvantages
Good leadership french foreign aid unemployed euro officers helped Badly organized no unity sovereign states economic difficulties lacked basic military supplies
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Valley forge Pennsylvania
American soldiers disease
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German Baron von Steuben
Taught about bayonets
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Lorde Dunmore
Royal governor in Virginia promised freedom to enslaved blacks in Virginia who joined Br
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Second Continental Congress
Philadelphia 1775 represented all 13 colonies hope Br review grievances and created army and navy
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Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
1775 captured British garrisons at Ticonderoga and crown point
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Bunker/ breeds hill
Br frontal attack br defeat
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Olive branch petition
American loyalty to the crown asking king to prevent hostilities Br responds by sending Hessians to crush colonists
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Richard Montgomery
Captured Montreal fight w Benedict Arnold
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Evacuation day
Br set fire to Norfolk virginia br forced out of Boston.
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Richard henry lee
Believed colonists should be free and independent states
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Declaration of Independence
July 4 1776
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Declarations of the rights of man
French version of Declaration of Independence
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Loyalists
Tories
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Patriots
Whigs
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What people remained loyal to Br in War?
people of education and wealth Older generation
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Battle of Long Island
USA outnumbered
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General John Burgoyne
Lake Champlain route 1777 br scheme for capturing Hudson River Valley
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Continental congress Model Treaty
To guide American commissioners dispatched to the French
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What did John Adams suggest at continental congress
No political connection No military connection Only commercial connection
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French treaty of alliance
1778 | Military alliance
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Why was Benedict Arnold a traitor
Wanted to sell West Point
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Treaty of Fort Stan-Wix
Indians ceded most land first treaty with indians and US
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Privateers
Privately owned armed ships authorized by congress to prey on enemy shipping
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Who were the three negotiators in Paris
Ben Frank John ADams John Jay
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Treaty of Paris 1783 def and what happened
Br recognized independence of the US Loyalists not persecuted French bankruptcy
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Constitution and what it created
Accumulation of laws that defined powers of gov. Judicial and executive branches
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Second continental congress after war
Did whatever they dared made committee to draft writer
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What did states do to fix debt
Gave up land
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What did congress establish
Each state 1 vote Congress no control over tax or commerce Gov. By supplication create treaties and postal service Passed legislation
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Land Ordinance
1785                                                                                   Acreage of old north west sold and proceeds help pay national debt
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North west ordinance ******
1787 governing of old north west temporary tutelage permanent equality and banned slavery somewhat
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Shay's Rebellion
1786 Massachusetts impoverished back country farmers losing farms
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What did Daniel Shay demand
Paper money lighten taxes suspend property takeovers
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Debtor-relief laws
Thomas Jeffersons fear of democratic despotism
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Hamilton opinion continental congress
Advocated for central gov.
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Piratical Day of Algiers
Highlighted Need for centralized authority- foreign policy making, controlling tariffs
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Virginias plan
Representation in congress should be based on population- larger state advantage
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New Jersey Plan
Equal representation in congress by states regardless of size or population Feared takeover by larger states
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Great compromise
Representation by population in house and equal representation in senate Each state - 2 senators- tax bills originate in house
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Common law
Flexible guide to rules
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Civil law
Elaborate legal codes
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Electoral college
Based on senators and representatives in congress
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3/5 compromise
Slaves are 3/5 of a person
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Bill of rights
James Madison religion speech press bear arms trial by jury grievances no unusual/cruel punishments
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Funding at par
Gov pay war debt
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Excise tax
Whiskey
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Bank of the US
Washington believes power to states 1791 creation
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Whiskey Rebellion
Liberty and no excise
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What two parties were created ch 11
Jeffersonian

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