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King Phillips War
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New England Vs. Indians. New England Wins
It ends Indian sovereignty in New england and it makes a name for New england(1675)
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French & Indian War
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1654-63 also know as the seven years war.started in America but then spreaded world wide. Prime minister spent all treasury to win for Britain and paid prussians to fight french. they won however Britain in huge Debt.
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treaty of Paris 1763
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resulted after the French & Indian war. took sll french colonies and Canada. American resentment towards British.
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Fort Ticonderoga
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captured in 1759??
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Pontiac's Rebellion
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Pontiac creates a coventant chain to ppose white expansion. they attacked on fort detroit and other frontier forts. This resulted in the proclomation line of 1763.
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Minutemen
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special companies of mass militia prepared to respond to instantly.first form of national millitary for america. first battle for them was Lexignton & Conocord.
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Stamp act congress
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1665 meeting in NYC with colonial leaders to boycott stamp act
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Sugar act/Lord Grenvilles plan
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1764 lower cost of many good. make it so people can actually pay taxes. Colonist view the English as a foreign government also women were involved
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quartering act act
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1765 colonist must house troops
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Declaratory act
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Begins in 1766, claimed Parliament had the right to tax and make any laws(Virtual representation)
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Townshend Acts
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1767 reduced land tax in britain. Money was to be made by taxing goods being shipped to colonies. American board of customs was created. John Dickinsons Farmers letters was a boycott to this. Results in non importation of British goods
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Boston Massacre
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1770 3 years of silence before this after the Towshend duties are repealed. 5 colonist killed. Colonist anti British after this
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E.I.C 1773
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East India Company is given a monopoly on rea in NOrth America. price of tea reduced
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Intolerable acts
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1774 Boston ports closed. No town meetings. Quarterig act reenstated. Quebec act also aroudn the same time=bad timeing.
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Boston tea party
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1773 sons of liberty commit this act by throwing tea in boston harbor
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Quebec act
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1774 Begins government in Quebec.???
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first continental congress
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1774 it urges collonies to raise a a militia. British head to sieze these weapons. Galloways plan of union was put foward. Suggested the creation of a colonial parliament to act together with British parliament. would have kept british empire together but congress denied it. Decided the willing to fight.
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Lexignton & Conocord
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1775 first battles of American Revolution. British try taking weapons from colonist after continental congress
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Lord Norths Conciliation plan
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attemt to end war saying that Britain would eliminate all disagreeable acts if colonies ended war. Colonies wanted full independence.
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second continental congresss
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1776 allows states to create constitutions. continental armmy created. George Washington leader. created Olive Branch Pention,and Declaration of Independence,
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Olive Branch Pention
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created at 2nd continental congress to show love and loayalty to King George 11 and begged him to address his grevanes.
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Battle of Saratoga
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1778 it is the turning point in the war. The French join America.
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Battle of Yorktown
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1781 last battle of war.
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Kings Mountain
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1780 loyalist of caolina fight revolutionist. Loyalist under Patrick Ferguson . Revolutionist win under general Greene
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Bunker Hill
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Phyririch victory for American lost however Britain lost so much supplies and money
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Common Sense
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Essay by Thomas Paine it called for independece from Great Britain and republic
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Loyalist
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These people sided with king and parliament during revoloution.
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Treaty of Paris 1783
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This recognized US independence. Britain recived canda and spain got Florida.
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Articles of Confederation
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First US Constitution. Limited central authority by denying taxing or coercice power to government. land ordiance established.
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Land Ordiance 1785
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1785, attempt to raise money by selling land in umapped territory west or original states.
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Shays Rebellion
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1786 farmers paid in continental currency which was worthless. Farmers angry burn records. Rebellion is put down
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Northwest Ordinance
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1787, prohibited slavery North of Ohio river.Sell western lands but sets up for confusion later
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Constitutional convention
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1787 held in Philadelphia decide the New jesey plan:Madison called for legislature with 2 houses, representation by population. Counter of this New Jersey plan: each state 1 vote, gave congress power to tax and regulate trade. Also the great compromises created
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Alexanders Hamilton finacal Program
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- Bank of United states= loan money and keep wealthy invested
-public credit= wants riches invested, wants debt
-Manufacturing: industrialization/tarrifs
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Seperation of Powers
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The Great Compromises
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-3/5ths= slaves counted as 3/5ths but slave trade ends 20 years later
-Large & small states get 2 senate and reps depend on population.
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Bill of Rights
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Anitfederalist ask for this. first 10 amendments of United States
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Whisky Rebellion
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(1794)have to pay tax on alcohol tax. Rebellion starts to form but Hamilton creates an army and it places fear and order
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Washington farewell address
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washington declines third term. warns no permanent alliances with anyone/foreign entanglements.
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XYZ Fair
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1797 insult from France after trying to bribe peace negotiaters.
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Federalist
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people who stood for the constitution
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antifederalist
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critics of constitution they believed that it did not protect natural rights
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Citizen Genet
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French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw U.S in to war with France and England(1793)
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Republican Motherhood
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Report on public credit
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1790 Hamilton submitted to congress that public debt fell into three catigories: state debts, forieghn dbts and national debt.
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electoral college
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Jays treaty
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British abandoned frontier post and allow american ships to trade in british west indies but reject neutrality.
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Pickneys treaty
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open the miss river. allows the right to deposit goods in NO. promisse to stay out of indian afairs. Spain afraid of U.S(they think alliance with Britain)
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Alien sedition acts
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Kentucky and Virgina Resouloutions
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1798 Defend right of individual state assembly. States work with government
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Treaty of Grenville
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Treaty to end NW indian War. Gives US Ohio
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B.U.S 1791
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Bank of United states. authority to issue currency.
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Quazi War
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French begin to capture US ships. US increaces defense and foriegn tension increases as well with French.
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