Chapter 3 Flashcards
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Young George Washington
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- Fort Duquesne was captured by the French
- Washington was told to ask the French to give up the fort
- The French refuse
- Washington spies on a French scouting party, opens fire, but one of the people that was killed was an important French official
- After this, the French and Indian War started
2
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The Albany Plan
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- The British summoned an inter-colonial congress
- Immediate Purpose: To keep the scalping tribes loyal to Britain, they were gives 30 wagons of gifts
Long Term Plan: Achieve greater unity in 13 colonies
3
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Treaty of Paris
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- Ends the war, Britain receives all of North America (including Canada) east of the Mississippi River
- Spain receives land west of the Mississippi River
4
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Proclamation of 1763
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- Basically banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachians
5
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Quartering Act
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- When necessary, colonists must supply British troops with certain supplies and living quarters
6
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Stamp Act
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- Had to buy stamps or seals for all legal documents such as bills, wills, licenses, and newspapers
7
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Boston Massacre
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- A small crowd gathered to harass the soldiers on King Street
- 10 British soldiers show up: crowd throws things like hard snowballs, chunks of ice
- Shooting begins 11 people hit by bullets and 5 die including Crispus Adducks
- Radicals call it Boston Massacre
- British call it an incident
8
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Boston Tea Party
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- Sam Adams leads the Sons of Liberty (dressed as Mohawk Indians) aboard British ships and dump 342 (45 tons) chests of tea into the harbor
9
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Coercive Acts
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- Harsh laws placed on the colonies
- Boston Part Bill: closed the port
- Quartering Act: can sleep in your bed
- Intolerable Acts: all bad acts
10
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Rivalry in the River Valley
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- A conflict begins the French and Indians against England and the colonists
- It was over territory, fur trade, and fishing rights in the Ohio Valley
