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French & Indian Wars
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| A North american War betwee France & Britain that ended with the Treaty of Paris. |
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| The Treaty of PAris was signed, allowing Britain to gain everything East of the Mississippi and Canada. Spain gained everything West of the Mississippi. |
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| The crown needed more money to pay off the war debt, to make up the difference, Grenville proposed to tax all printed documents. |
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Americans hated this Act more than the Sugar & Currence Acts ecause it was taxing what they deemed "necessities", It also challenged colonial assemblies' power
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| Tax hike on mollasses and other imported texties, coffee, sugar, etc. |
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| First tax Parliament have ever levied solely to raise revenue |
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| Parliament passed Act prohibiting the colonists from printing their own cheap paper to use as repayment of debt |
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| Combined taxes & stricter enforcement, shocked the American economy |
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Proclamation of 1763
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| Issued by Britain which prohibited colonists to settle West of the Appalachian mountains |
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Proclamation of 1763
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| Prevented further bloodshed between whites & Indians |
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The Boston Massacre
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| Bostonians taunted British soldiers, causing them to fire, killing 5 |
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The Boston Massacre
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| Parliament repealed all Townshend duties, except tax on tea, hoping to avoid further bloodshed |
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The Boston Tea Party
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| Sons of Liberty boarded the tea ships & threw several hundred chests of tea into the Boston Harbor |
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The Boston Tea Party
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| King George III & Parliament immediately passed the coercive acts to punish the Bostonian people |
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Quartering Acts
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| Passed by Parliament, forced colonists to supply feed & house the unwanted British soldiers, even their own homes if necessary |
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| Colonists resented this act as a direct affront to their Civil Rights & personal liberties |
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The Sons of Liberty
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| A group of educated colonists who began to hold meetings in public places to discuss Stamp Act & possible courses of Action |
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The Sons of Liberty
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The Sons of Liberty
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| Eventually organized a massive Stamp Act protest in Boston & burned Boston's stamp agent |
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Townshend Acts
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| Parliament passed which levied taxes on virtually all imports entering the colonies from Great Britain |
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Townshend Acts
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| Sparked Protests from colonists. Samuel Adams launched propaganda campaign |
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Frederick the Great of Prussia
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Frederick the Great of Prussia
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| Improved education & justice system, abolished torture & reduced censorship |
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The Great Awakening
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| Spiritual renewal that swept the American colonies. Began with Jonathan Edwards |
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The Great Awakening
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| Brought people back to "Spiritual Life" as they felt a greater intimacy with God. Led to founding of colleges. |
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| First permanent English settlement |
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| Jamestown- narrow peninsula- surrounded on 3 sides by the Jamestown River |
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| An economic venture, first actual settlement of America |
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Virginia Charters
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| King of England granted charters to the Virginia company of London |
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Virginia Charters
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| Gave the Virginia company the right to establish a settlement in North America |
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Captain John Smith
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| Leader of the Jamestown Colony |
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Captain John Smith
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Captain John Smith
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| Helped restore order to Jamestown- "He that will not work, will not eat." Initiated trade with the Powhatan Indian Tribe |
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Half-Way Covenant
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| Granted partial membership to those not yet converted to the Puritan church (children/grand children of members) |
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Half-Way Covenant
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| Eventually all welcomed to church, erased distinction of the "elect" |
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The Enlightenment
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| Transition from the Scientific Revolution to new ideas in Philosophy, Art, Economics and Government |
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The Enlightenment
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The Enlightenment
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The Enlightenment
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| Began criticizing absolute monarchy & new ideas about government rule were prominent discussion topics |
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