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| englishman, wrote common sense |
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| british governor of VA, enacted proclamation to free slaves if they joined the british, gunpowder incident |
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| virginian orator, give me liberty or give me death |
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| french general who served under washington in the revolutionary war |
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| wrote the wealth of nations, political economy |
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| author of the constitutions preamble |
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| impersonated a man to fight in war for massachusetts, known as robert shutlieff |
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| a United States general in the Revolutionary War, a delegate in the Continental Congress and a United States federal judge. |
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| mohwak leader who fought for the british in new york |
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| founding father from pennsylvania, signed declaration, surgeon general in continental army |
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| His catchphrase "Taxation without Representation is Tyranny" became the basic Patriot position.[1], white abolitionist |
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| first african-american female poet |
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| led a rebellion in massachusetts in response to the articles of confederation, sold sword |
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| helped write federalist papers, father of the constitution and big proponent of bill of rights |
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| founding father from boston, nominated washington as president |
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| a chief of the Miami people, and one of the most famous Native American military leaders of his time. He led his followers in several major victories against United States forces in the 1790s during the Northwest Indian Wars, also called Little Turtle's War. |
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| won victory at Stony point, american general, known as mad anthony |
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| created tax on stamps that were required to be bought with every paper purchase, incensed colonists |
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| were a successful Colonial American group, established somewhere from 1769-1770, that consisted of women who displayed their loyalness by participating in boycotts of British goods following the passage of the Townshend Acts. , made homemade clothes |
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| the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act, resulted in the Boston Massacre |
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| reduced the price of tea from importers, ruined colonial economy, |
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| bostonians dressed up as indians and threw more than 300 chests of tea in harbor, valued at 10,000(4million) |
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| four issued in direct response to tea party, fifth(quebec) issued religious preferement for catholics and expanded borders of quebec |
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| convened twice, to decide what to do with british first and second to draft declaration of independence |
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| Battles of Lexington and Concord(1775) |
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| first battles of revolution |
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| declaration of independence |
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| duh, written on 2nd, ratified on 4th |
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| conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in theAmerican War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. fought south of new york |
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french blockaded british cornwallis at fort, cornwallis surrendered, last battle of revolution
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| franklin, jay, john adams won independence and huge tracks of land, fishing rights to new englanders |
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| Separation of Church and State |
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| jefferson's idea in Virginia declaration thingy, expresed in notes on the state of virginia |
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| people loyal to britain, the crown |
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| allowed protestant christian mercenaries to live amongst them(last of the mohicans) massachusetts |
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| league, 5 tribes, all of which fought for different sides |
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| supported british, southeastern woodlands |
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| supported colonists, southeast us |
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| georgia, mississippi, muskogee, battle of brandywine |
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| slaves petitioned for freedom for fighting in war |
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| northern abolitions of slavery |
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| all above mason dixon had abolished by 1804 |
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| woman were responsible for teaching children ideas of liberty and government (abigail adams) |
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| Articles of Confederation(1777) |
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| first attempt at government, prompted shays rebellion |
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| excuse for america to rewrite articles of confederation into the Constitution |
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| Northwest Ordinance(1787) |
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| created northwest territory |
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| constitutional convention |
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May to September 17, 1787/55 delegates) |
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| pro-constitutional movement to ratify document |
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| slaves counted as 3/5 of a person in census |
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| system devised by founding fathers to prevent the stupidity of the public from voting poorly |
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| compilation of federalist papers by hamilton, madison, and john jay that espoused the benefits of the constitution. only published in new york |
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| opposed big, invasive government that would interfere with states, incorporated some ideas in bill of rights and subsequent politics |
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| Naturalization Act of 1790 |
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| law to give citizenship, This law limited naturalization to immigrants who were "free white persons" of "good moral character". It thus left out indentured servants, slaves, free blacks, and later Asians |
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| first federal Fugitive Slave Law(1793) |
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| guaranteed the right of a slaveholder to retrieve an escaped slave |
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| Battle of Fallen Timbers(1794) |
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| final battle for control of northwest territory |
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| Treaty of Greenville(1795) |
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| peace in northwest territory, led by mad anthony wayne |
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| Notes on the State of Virginia |
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philosophical writings by jefferson
separation of church and state, individual liberty, constitutional government, checks and balances |
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| Total Population of the United States in 1790 |
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698,000(18% of total population)
657,000 in south
Virginia had largest population, 293,000 |
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59,000(8.5% of total african-american population)
(91.5% of blacks in america were enslaved) |
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