Period 3 selected terms Flashcards
1
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XYZ Affair
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diplomat sent from US to France-three French agents demand bribe from US-started undeclared war
2
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committees of correspondence
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communication systems made to coordinate opposition of Britain during the revolutionary era
3
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Albany Plan of Union
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created by Benjamin Franklin-plan to unite the colonies under one government
4
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Gradual Emancipation Act
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gradually abolish slavery instead of getting rid of it all at once to apeal to slave owners
5
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Proclamation of Neutrality
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US declared neutral in conflict between Britain and France-illegal to assist any country at war
6
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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sale of gov. land to settlers-abolished slavery in NW territories-regulations of application for statehood
