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2/14/22 Flashcards

1
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a nation that works with another nation for a common purpose

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Ally

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2
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a war that took place from 1754 to 1763 that led to the end of French power in North America between France and England

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French and Indian War

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3
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a proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create a unified government for the British colonies. The colonies did not agree with it

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Albany Plan of Union

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4
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a 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian war and transferred much of North America from French to British control

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Treaty of Paris

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5
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an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency

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Militia

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6
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an agreement between nation to aid and protect one another

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Alliance

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7
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Great Britain sent him to drive the French out of the Ohio River Valley who lead the British against Fort Duquesne. Died along with 1,000 others because he didn’t know the land. His nickname was bulldog.

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General Braddock

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8
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General Braddock’s nickname

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Bulldog

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9
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the men sent to capture Louisbourg by William Pitt renamed Fort Dusquene for Pitt

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Majors Amherst and Wolfe

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10
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a formal written request to someone in authority signed by a group of people

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Petition

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11
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an organized campaign to refuse to buy certain goods or services

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Boycott

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12
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taken away or canceled, to do away with

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Repeal

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13
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court ordered legal documents to search homes for smuggled goods, without a warrant it was apart of the Townshend Acts.

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Writs of Assistance

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14
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an organization where members wrote letters to other colonists to other colonies and kept them informed about what was going on politically it was lead by Sam Adams.

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Committees of Correspondence

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15
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the cousin to Sam Adams that defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre so the world would know that the colonists were fair people

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John Adams

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16
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he orgainzed the secret organization called “The Sons of Liberty” and the “Committees of Correspondence” he was one of the masterminds behind the Boston Tea party.

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Sam Adams

17
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the Ottawa chief that fought against the British in the French and Indian War.

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Pontiac

18
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it was issued by King George III, it forbade the colonist form going west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Proclamation of 1763

19
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a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who famously said “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” and “I am not a Virginian I am an American.”

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Patrick Henry

20
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the original man who started, “The Sons of Liberty” which rebelled against the stamp act and the british tax collectors.

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Isaac Sears

21
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Boston lawyer who said “Taxation without representation is Tyranny”

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James Otis

22
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a woman who published plays that made fun of British Officials who was good friends with Abigail Adams and was member of the Daughters of Liberty.

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Mercy Otis Warren

23
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an African American dock worker who belonged to the Sons of Liberty and was the first to die at the Boston Massacre

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Crispus Attucks

24
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9 colonies sent delegates to write letters to King George III and parliament concerning the Stamp Act in 1765

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Stamp Act Congress

25
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the prime minister who set up the stamp and sugar act

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Grenville

26
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information designed to influence opinon as in the Boston Massacre.

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Propaganda

27
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non violent refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust

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Civil Disobedience

28
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tax on only imports set up by Charles Townshend in 1767

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Townshend Acts

29
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colonial militias who kept their muskets at hand and were prepared to fight at a minute’s notice.

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Minutemen

30
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colonist who supported independence from Great Britain and they were mostly from the New England colonies

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Patriot

31
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colonists who wanted to remain loyal to the King. They were mostly from the middle and Southern Colonies called Tories

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Loyalist

32
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to seal off to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

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Blockade

33
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a soldier who works for another country for money

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Mercenary

34
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sent by the 2nd Continental Congress to King George III. They said they would pledge their loyalty to the King

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Olive Branch Petititon

35
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led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold. They capture Fort Ticonderoga from British

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Green Mountain Boys

36
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the prime minister in 1758

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William Pitt

37
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a colonial army led by George Washington

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Continental Army

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