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socio economic groups in the north (in order)

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wealthy merchants, artisans, yeomans, indentured servants, slaves

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major land swaps in the treaty of paris

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east of the mississippi river from france to britain,canada from france to britain, louisiana territory from france to spain, florida from spain to britain

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british tasks the first night of lexington and concord

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arrest john adams, samuel adams, and john hancock, seize arms and ammunition from colonists

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stamp act congress year and location

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1765; new york

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stamp act and quarterinog act year

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1765

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boston tea party year

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1773

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continental congress year

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1774

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treaty of paris year

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1763

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sugar act and currency act year

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1764

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declaratory act year

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1766

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townshend acts year

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1767

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year of boston massacre

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1770

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tea act year

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1773

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intolerable acts

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1774

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lexington and concord year

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1775

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sons of liberty year formed

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1765

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burning of the gaspee year

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1772

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first british act/law after salutary neglect ended, and who was the PM at the time

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proclammation of 1763, george grenville

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which colony was greedy with western land claims

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virginia

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where was the first continental congress held

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philadelphia

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what did they write at the first continental congress

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declaration of rights and grievances

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who was the PM before grenville

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william pitt

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commander in chief the night of the boston massacre

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captain preston

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paul revere and who else?

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dawes, prescott, bissel

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number of men under preston

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8

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french indian war years

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1754-1763

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who was the 7 yrs war between

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french, most natives, spain vs great britain, the colonies, some natives

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why did the natives support france

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france were more mindful of the landscape, britain is ignorant

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albany plan of union

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mohawk tribe; ben franklin and thomas hutchinson, no states implemented: too much power, impossible to agree; called for a unified government to coordinate military forces and indian trade policy

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william pitt

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1757 PM of eng, turns it into a global conflict

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results of 7 yrs war

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debt, salutary neglect ended, colonists feel they should be rewarded , british feel they helped expand the empire, eng borrowed money

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french indian war reason

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ohio land disputes, ohio company of virginia

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sugar act reason

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regulated trade

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stamp act reason

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increased revenue

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stamp act congress reasons

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no taxation without representation in parliament, brought into question liberty

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stamp act congress results

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got it repealed within 9 months; declaratory acts followed though, declaration of rights and grievances

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sons of liberty

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started as a resistance to stamp act, protected rights, fought abuses of taxation, marched, burned, threatened officials, cross class

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pontiacs rebellion

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1763, tribal alliances formed that attacked forts and raided settlements

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charles townshend

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townshend acts (duties on tea, glass, lead, paper, and paint increase the price

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daughters of liberty

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1768-1769, women might play a role in public affairs, could boycott to show colonial protest, more civil than sons, genteel ladies

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lord frederick north

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removed duties except tax on tea, instituted the tea act, PM

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socio economic classes of the south (in order)

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gentry (wealthy landowners), yeomans, tenant farmers, indentured servants, slaves

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patrick henry

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series of resolutions on the stamp act that were passed, part of virginias house of burgesses, virginia resolves

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coercive/ intolerable acts

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reparations for boston tea party, boston port act, mass govt act, impartial admin of justice act, quartering act, quebec act

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first continental congress location

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philadelphia

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first continental congress reasons

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discuss intolerable acts, rights, boycotts

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continental congress results

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accepted as a political body, produced a declaration of rights

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zenger trial

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1735, legal precedent for freedom of press

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lexington and concord

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first battle of the war, colonists ambushed british with guerilla tactics, paul revere “regulars are coming,” came to seize arms and the 3 men

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colonies advantages for war

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know the land, stronger motivation (natural rights), fighting style, strategy (defensive), potential foreign aid, distance between colonies and great britain, washington

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britain advantages for war

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money, large and trained fighting force, hessians (mercinaries), unified government, military experience

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