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City that was diverse with Germans and Irish arriving in the 18th century. The first “Melting Pot”

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Pennsylvania

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What did William Penn promise to the Germans

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Religious freedom
Economic opportunity
Freedom from war

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American according to Michael Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur

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A new man

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French and British soldiers battled over control of the Ohio valley, trade and access to the Mississippi river

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French and Indian war

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ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years’ War between Great Britain and France; France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies.

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Treaty of Paris (1763)

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In the treaty of Paris (1763) France…

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Lost its colonies

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Document issued by King George III in 1763 to officially claim British territory after the FAIW and declare the boundaries for settlement for the 13 colonies to be the Appalachian mountains.

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Royal Proclamation

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What sentiment was born after the FAIW

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American nationalism

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The royal proclamation _________ Americans with the British Crown and they ____________ anywhere

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Angered

Moved

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James Otis said the motto

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“No taxation without representation”

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_____________ was one of the major causes for the ARW

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Taxation

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Three taxation acts

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Sugar (1766)
Tea (1773)
Stamp (1764)

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Legal documents such as letters were taxed

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Stamp act

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In 1770 60 angry townspeople protested at the Custom House (taxing). The British fired and 5 died: they didn’t care about Americans

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The Boston Massacre

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Townspeople stormed the ships and tossed chests of tea into the sea into the war; rejection of British culture

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Boston Tea Party

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Founder of the Sons of Liberty (1765-1773)

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Samuel Adams

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The organized Americas independence

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Sons of liberty

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Governor of Massachusetts who stirred the fuel for the revolution with strict measures

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Thomas Hutchinson

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He went to Harvard, worked on a farm, lost money, collected taxes which he was against

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Samuel Adams

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The had the best military in the world (well equipped, disciplined, well fed and paid soldiers)
They had more funds

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British strenghts

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They were fighting a war far from home and everything took months.
They had to persuade the enemy
Geographic vastness

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British weaknesses

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They had a strong grand cause to fight (rights and liberty)
Alliance with France
Allies in Parliament

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American strenghts

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Not enough funds for supplies

One fifth supports the crown and half wanted to avoid conflict

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American weaknesses

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They created the continental Army and commissioned George Washington as the commander. (+ printing money, comitee for international relationships)

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Second continental congress

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A direct appeal by John Dickinson to the king to attempt peaceful resolution and declared loyalty to the crown (rejected because blood had already been spilled)

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Olive Branch petition

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Selected members of the Colonial Milita that could be ready to fight anytime

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Minutemen

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When the British entered major cities, many people fled to the country side looking for food and work disrupting traditional markets

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British blockade

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The British Blockade caused

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Unemployment

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Farming, running business, served as spies

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Women in the ARW

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In ________ _________ the continental army went to keep an eye on Gral. Howe’s Army. There were shortages, low morale, and people became doubtful of Washington

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Valley Forge

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George Washington was angry at local farmers because

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They were hoarding food for profits and some fed the British Army for gold or silver

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The Battle of _________ on Oct 17, 1777. British troops surrendered their arms (gral. John Burgoyre lost 86 of his army) Key victory

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Saratoga

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France was an ____ to the Americans

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Ally

34
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Who secured the alliance of France?

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Benjamin Franklin

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_____ _________ became the fist ambassador of France

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John Adams

36
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Women who supported the ARW (wives); made clothes

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Daughters of liberty

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Network of colonies to communicate by letters do that the British don’t find out about their plans

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Committees of Correspondence

38
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The first continental congress was in ___________

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Philadelphia

39
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Representative for Massachusetts

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Samuel Adams

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Representative for Virginia

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Washington

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1st president of the USA

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Washington

42
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In the 1st Continental Congress they sent a letter asking for _____________ but they refused

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a voice in parliament

43
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The British prepared a plan to capture _______ _______ in Lexington.

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Samuel Adams

44
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The beginning of the ARW was the

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Battle of Lexington and Concard

45
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Minutemen defended town from…….

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French/Natives

46
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The Adams were _______ the Olive Branch Petition

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against

47
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Dickinson was a ……… while the Adams were …….

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Quaker

Puritans

48
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________________ was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence

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John Hancock

49
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Who drafted the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin

50
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Discussions started in June of that year but the declaration was signed on

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July 4th 1776

51
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___ ______ abstained from the vote

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New York

52
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They allied with America for revenge in the British over the FAIW

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France

53
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___ franco American treaties treaties were signed

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2

54
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John Adams and Benjamin Franklin went to…… with King Louis

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Paris

55
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What treaties did they agree on with Louis

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Commerce
Conditional defense (from England)
56
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The Americans and France defeated the British (1781)

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Yorktown

57
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With the ______ ___ ________ England recognizes Independence

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Treaty of Paris (1783)

58
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Franklin wanted to keep

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Quebec

59
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The US bought Florida from (1819)

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Spain

60
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US bought Louisiana from

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Napoleon

61
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John Tyler pursued the annexation of _________ in 1845

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Texas

62
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How many colonies were they

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13

63
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They gained the Ohio valley with the

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Treaty of Paris

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Territory ceded by the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty to end occupation of Mexico (1848)

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Mexican cession

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Treaty signed in Washington DC between the UK and US (1846)

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Oregon Treaty

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Acquired from Mexico via the Treaty of La Mesilla for railroad (1846)

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Gadsden Purchase

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