Exam 2 Flashcards

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Who assumed the throne in the Restoration of the Stuart Monarchy in 1660?

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King Charles II

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2
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In which year did England & Scotland unite to form Great Britain?

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1707

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3
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Who established the Royal African Company

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King Charles II

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4
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What did the Navigation Acts (1651) & the Staple Act (1633) do?

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Made it so that all goods going to the colonies had to go through England & be transported on English ships

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5
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What was the covenant chain?

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Some counsels & agreements between the natives & the colonists

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6
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What were the 4 middle colonies?

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New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

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7
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Which colony had more peaceful relations with the natives?

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Pennsylvania

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8
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What was King Charles II’s goal for England?

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Expand the empire

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9
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What were the 6 New England colonies?

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Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont

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10
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Which colony was a refuge for the Quakers?

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Pennsylvania

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What were the core beliefs of the Quakers?

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Everybody has an “inner light” from Jesus, & everybody is equal to God

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12
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Who was Edmund Andros?

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Ruler of the New England supercolony, governor of New York

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13
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Who was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution?

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King James II

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What was the cause of the Glorious Revolution?

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The king was Catholic, & he just had a son, which would prevent his protestant daughters from taking the throne

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15
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When was the Glorious Revolution?

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1689

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16
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What effect did the Glorious Revolution have on the colonies?

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Increased autonomy

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17
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Why did fewer people come to New England in 1700?

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Land was getting scarce; it was easier to set up in another colony

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18
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Which king & queen were installed in the Glorious Revolution?

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King William III & Queen Mary II

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19
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What was Leisler’s Rebellion?

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When he heard news of the Glorious Revolution, Leisler seized New York, leading to 2 years of chaos

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20
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What did the Transportation Act of 1718 do?

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England started sending its convicts to the colonies

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21
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Which colony imported the most enslaved Africans 1700–1740?

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South Carolina

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22
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Why did the Pennsylvania Dutch come?

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William Penn’s recruitment schemes & farmland

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23
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What is a creole person?

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Somebody born in the new world with exclusively old world lineage

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24
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Why did Europeans come to the colonies in the late 1600s & early 1700s?

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Farmland

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25
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What was northeastern North Carolina used for?

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Tobacco

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26
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What was the coast of North Carolina used for?

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Shipping & lumber

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27
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What was western North Carolina used for?

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Small farms where slavery was uncommon, just like Pennsylvania.

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28
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Which demographics lived in Pennsylvania & western North Carolina?

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Scots-Irish, Germans, & Quakers

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29
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What is the name for land that you own & can sell & divide?

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freehold

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30
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What is the aspiration of being a self-sustaining farmer (without slaves) called?

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yeoman farmer

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31
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Who was John Peter Zenger?

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Newspaper publisher that criticized the government

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32
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What was The Enlightenment?

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A rejection of the authority of the church in favor of logic & reason

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33
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Why was Georgia created?

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to create a safe haven for poor British people & persecuted European protestants

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34
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What is deism?

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It says that there is a creator God who doesn’t involve himself in our daily life

35
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What did John Locke do?

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He rejected the idea that monarchs are chosen by God & created the natural rights

36
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What were Locke’s natural rights?

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Life, liberty, & property

37
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What was the social compact?

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An agreement that allows everybody to exercise their natural rights

38
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Where did Locke say the government’s power comes from?

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The consent of the governed

39
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What style of government did Locke envision?

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republic

40
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What was Queen Anne’s War about?

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The proposed unification of the Spanish & French monarchies

41
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What was Albany Plan?

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A unified defense plan for the colonies designed by Benjamin Franklin to strengthen the alliance with the Iroquois

42
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What was the 1764 Sugar Act?

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A modification to the molasses act that lowered the tax but enforced it much more strictly in a corrupt court. The colonists were not happy.

43
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What did the Molasses act of 1733 do?

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A law that taxed the cheaper french molasses that the colonies were importing, which made it the same price as English molasses

44
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What was the border at the Appalachian Mountains called?

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The Proclamation Line of 1763

45
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What French city was founded on recently Spanish land? Residents didn’t find out it was Spain for a year.

A

St Louis

46
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Who were the Paxton Boys?

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A vigilante group from Pennsylvania that murdered & mutilated Conestogas

47
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What did the Treaty of Paris do?

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Ended the Seven Years’ War & split what is now the US between Britain & Spain along the Mississippi. France gave up all of its land here & Spain gave up Florida.

48
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What was the War of Jenkins’ Ear?

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One of many imperial wars. This one happening between Britain & Spain on both sides of the Atlantic over trade disputes

49
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Who was Jonathan Edwards

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One of the first hellfire & brimstone preacher during the 1st Great Awakening who able draw great church attendance by scaring people about hell. “Sinners in the hands of an angry God.”

50
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What did Pontiac argue in 1763?

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All native groups should band together & run the British out of the area

51
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Who was George Whitefield?

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A heathen who critiqued the Anglican Church & wanted to democratize religion & let in the “new light” after having a religious awakening

52
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What is Evangelicalism?

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The belief there are no mistakes or contradictions in the bible & that the bible is the sole religious authority & democratized religion.

53
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What is religious pluralism?

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A broad acceptance & toleration of other faiths

54
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What was the Great Awakening?

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The American version of the enlightenment & the origin of the separation of church & state. Before this, many colonies had an official church (about 1720)

55
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What was mercantilism?

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The belief that nations or empires should export more than they import, & the encouragement of intra-empire trade

56
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Who won the French & Indian War?

A

The British

57
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What is the European name of the French & Indian War?

A

The Seven Years’ War

58
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What did “join or die” refer to?

A

The Albany Plan

59
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What is salutary neglect?

A

the imperial version of absentee parenting

60
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What was the Currency Act (1764)?

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Forbade the colonies from issuing paper money

61
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When was “no taxation without representation” coined?

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Just before the Magna Carta was signed in 1500. It’s why parliament was created. It became popular in the colonies after the Stamp Act of 1765.

62
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Who were the Sons of Liberty?

A

A group of drunks from Sam Adams’ tavern that terrorized the tax collector. Sam Adams didn’t let them carry guns.

63
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How did the colonists view the Townshend duties?

A

An abusive act worthy of massive protest

64
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What was the official name of the Intolerable Acts (1774)?

A

The Coercive Acts

65
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What did the Coercive Acts do?

A

Disolved local government, moved trials of British officials to England

66
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What happened at the Battle of Cowpens?

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The US militia fired a few shots, then ran. The British chased them through the valley, where the were ambushed on 3 side by the militia, who were hiding in at the edges of the valley

67
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What happened at the First Continental Congress?

A

They agreed to boycott British goods starting in December 1774

68
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What happened at the Second Continental Congress?

A

They sent the king the Olive Branch Petition

69
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What is a Whig?

A

A supporter of the Revolution

70
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What is a Tory?

A

An American British loyalist

71
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What was Virtual Representation?

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The idea that Parliament is thinking about the best interests of the colonists, despite not being accountable to them

72
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Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

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The Americans won & this spurred international support, especially from the French.

73
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Why was the Battle of Trenton important?

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It was the first victory in a while for the Americans. They ambushed the Hessians in Trenton. The Hessian weapons & equipment supplied the Continental Army for a while.

74
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Which goods did the Townshend Duties tax?

A

British glass, lead, paper, & tea

75
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What were the Suffolk Resolves?

A

A 1774 agreement to boycott British goods in Massachusetts

76
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What did the Declaratory Act, 1776, do?

A

It repealed the stamp act, but declared that parliament still has the authority to tax the colonies

77
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What did the Stamp Act, 1765, do?

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It required that all documents, even newspapers, needed to be taxed using a stamp

78
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What caused the battle of Lexington & Concord?

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In 1775, the British wanted to reduce the chance of a successful rebellion by seizing the military supplies at Lexington & Concord, especially gunpowder.

79
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What happened in the battle of Lexington & Concord?

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The first battle of the Revolutionary War in 1775. Paul Revere warned that the British were coming from Boston, & the Americans won the battle.

80
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How did women support the revolution?

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They supported the boycotts by making clothes & other supplies. They also fought in the battles.

81
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What was the role of slaves in the revolution?

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The slaves knew an independent America would be bad for them, so when Lord Dunmore offered to set them free if they would escape & fight for the British, they did. Dunmore only wanted able-bodied men, though. Some slave were made to fight on the revolutionary side. Very few were set free as a reward for their efforts

82
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What was the Empire of Goods?

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The global trade & connections of the British Empire in the 18th century

83
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What happened at the battle of Yorktown & why was it important?

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The Americans cornered the British Cornwallis with the support of the French. This led directly to the end of the war in 1783