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| Era in United States history in which the English first settle in America |
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| the establishment of Jamestown,1st permanent english settlement. |
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| Americans declared independence from Great Britain. |
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| colony was founded partly as a safe place for debtors |
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| The economy of the New England Colonies was based mainly on— |
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| shipbuilding,whaling, fishing and trade. |
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| The economy of the Middle Colonies was in large part based upon— |
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| cash crops such as wheat. |
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| The original 13 colonies were established for the following reason |
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| religious and economic reasons |
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| safe place for Catholics being persecuted in England |
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| England viewed its North American colonies as an economic resource that existed for the benefit of the English. |
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| Following the French and Indian War, the British Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from— |
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| act placed a tax on paper products |
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| Act that placed a tax on anything containing sugar |
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| Act forcing colonist to house British soldiers |
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| Act taxing all imported goods brought into the colonies |
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| Who wrote "Comon sense" and why? |
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| Thomas Paine to encourage colonist to declare independence from England |
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| Who said "Give me Liberty or give me death" |
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| Who was comander and chief during American Revolution |
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| Who Surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown |
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| What was the Boston Tea Patry? |
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| When a group of Patriots Dump tea of the Boston Harbor, to rebel against tea act |
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| When British Soldiers shot and killed 6 colonist |
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| acts that were so harsh the colonists called them “Intolerable” |
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| Battle that ende the American Revolution |
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| Battle that was the turning point, gained help from French |
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| Why were the the colonist mad about getting taxed |
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| taxation without representation |
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| England's king during the American revolution |
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| treaty signed after the American Revolution in which Benjamin Franklin help to negotiate? |
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| He was the author of the Declaration of Independence. |
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| Battle of Lexington and Concord |
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| Battle known as the "Shot heard around the World" First Battle During American Revolution |
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| people who support independence from England |
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| people who remain loyal to England and the King |
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| What THREE unalienable rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness |
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| several prominent Patriots who used both violent and non-violent means to protest English rule in the colonies |
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. |
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| In 1620 agreement in which colonist agreed to obey the laws passed “for the general good of the colony.” |
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