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| leader of the Sons of Liberty; signed teh Declaration of Independence |
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| laws meant to punish colonists for Boston Tea Party |
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| formed a colony for Quakers |
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| formed a colony for Quakers |
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| Ottawa Chief who united Great Lakes Native Americans to stop the advance of white settlers |
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| European movement of 1700s; people began to question authority and believed there was a social contract between government and people |
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| European movement of 1700s; people began to question authority and believed there was a social contract between government and people |
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| religious movement of 1730s & 1740s; led to unity and desire for political equality |
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| reduced the power of the monarch and increased the powers of Parliament, 1689 |
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| Society of Friends;pacificts; believed salvation was available to all people |
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| allowed the British East India Tea Co. to sell low cost tea directly to colonies; led to the Boston Tea Party |
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| crop that is always in demand |
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| political meeting of New England to make decisions on local issues; direct democracy |
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| trading network of North America, Europe, and Africa |
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| harsh, cruel conditions of voyage from Africa to North Ameica and West Indies for slaves |
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| first direct tax on colonies; required tax on all paper items purchased in colonies |
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| turned over New Netherland to English without a shot being fired; Director |
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| resulted in killing of five colonists; used by Paul Revere as propaganda to turn colonists against the British government |
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| Minister of Great Awakening; dramatic sermons focused on consequences of sin |
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| Committees of Correspondence |
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| created by Massachusetts to keep all colonies informed of British actions |
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| known as Intolerable Acts by colonists |
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| first English colony in America;1607, in Virginia |
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| uprising in VA because farmers felt the VA government was not protecting them from Native Americans; resulted in burning of Jamestown |
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| colonizer who helped save Jamestown by establishing order |
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| married John Rolfe; marriage kept peace between Powhatan and settlers |
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| laws passed to control enslaved people |
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| claimed people could talk directly to God without ministers;challenged Puritan leaders; banished |
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| leader of Mass. Bay Colony; goal was to establish an ideal Christian community |
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| person who moves to another country after leaving his homeland |
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| Protestants who wanted to rid the Church of England of Catholic-like ceremonies |
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| separatists who wanted to break completely with the Church of England |
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| 1620 document by Pilgrims and non-Pilgrims that established a government for their settlement |
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| taught Pilgrims native farming methods |
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| first law guaranteeing religious freedom in America |
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| colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for the sale of their labor for a number of years |
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| dissident who believed lands should be purchased from Native Americans |
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| disagreed with Puritan beliefs; followers and he established Connecticut |
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