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Who fought in the French and Indian war?
France/Indians vs. Great Britain
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What were the people in the French and Indian War fighting over?
Land disputes (who owned what)?
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What was the Albany Plan of Union?
A plan for the 13 colonies to unite to win the civil war
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What were the results of the French and Indian war?
Britain owed debt, ended up giving back the land after continuously being attacked.
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
A “line” that prevented colonists from going past the Appalachian mountains
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What was the Stamp Act?
One of the first acts. A tax on all papers. Stamped to make sure it was legal
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What was the Tea Act?
- Low tax on tea
- Had to buy from East India Tea Company
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What was the Boston Tea Party?
- Protest against tea
- Tipped over millions of $
- Sons of Liberty wore Indian costumes
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What was the Boston Massacre?
Killing of 5 people in a town riot in Boston
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What were the Intolerable Acts?
- Punishment for Boston Tea Party
- Closed port of Boston
- Drew the line for colonists
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What was the Battle at Lexington and Concord?
- First shots in the Revolutionary War
- Great Britain invaded
- Paul Revere yelled “Regulars are Coming!”
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What was the Declaration of Independence?
- Thomas Jefferson wrote it
- Letter to England
- "We are not English Colonists. but Americans!"
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What was the Battle of Saratoga?
The turning point in the Revolutionary War
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What was a result of the Proclamation of 1763?
- Colonists ignored
- Began Colonial and England tension
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What was a result of the Stamp Act?
- protests and boycott
- Repealed
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What was a result of the Tea Act?
- Boycotted tea
- Boston Tea Party
- Repealed
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What was a result of the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable acts
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What was a result of the Boston Massacre?
- Propaganda against Britain
- Said that England was "Out for blood"
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What was a result of the Intolerable Acts?
- Declaration of Independence was written.
- Sparked the flame of War
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What was a result of the Battle at Lexington and Concord?
Revolutionary War
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What was a result of the Declaration of Independence?
- Revolutionary War
- King wouldn't read it
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What was a result of the Battle of Sartoga?
Americans got foreign help and support
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Why did the colonist protest the taxes placed upon them by Parliament?
“No taxation without representation”
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Who was the commander of the Colonial Army? What advantages did the Colonial Army have?
George Washington. Home territory, motivation.
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What were the boundaries of the United States at the end of the American Revolution?
Mississippi River
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What are characteristics of a democracy?
- -Elected into office
- -People have say/power
- -Citizens vote for leaders
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When were the Articles of Confederations written?
During the war about 1776
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What are 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
- 1. Too weak of a central government
- 2. States had too much power
- 3. Army was too weak
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What are 2 strengths of the Articles of Confederation?
- 1. Northwest ordinance
- 2. Land ordinance
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Who helped the colonial army?
- French, Spanish, etc.
- Especially the French!
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