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Articles of Confederation

Front

agreement among the thirteen colonies that served as its first constitution

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Samuel Adams

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an American statesman and founding father of the United States who opposed British taxation and helped organize the Boston Tea Party

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Jamestown

Front

first permanent English settlement in North America

Back

Encomienda

Front

dependency relation system that started in Spain during the Roman Empire; the stronger people protected the weakest in exchange for a service

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Treaty of Paris

Front

document that ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the colonies

Back

Bill of Rights

Front

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that make up the Bill of Rights

Back

Yorktown

Front

1781 battle which led to a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops; General George Washington led this defeat against Cornwallis' troops

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Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson wrote a document stating that the 13 colonies wanted to be independent. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress accepted it.

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Marquis de Lafayette

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a French aristocrat and military officer who fought for the United States in the American Revolutionary War

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King George III

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England's longest ruling monarch before Queen Victoria

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John Smith

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English explorer, soldier and writer; best known for his role in establishing the first permanent English colony in the New World (Jamestown)

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Sugar Act

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British law enacted in 1764 that put a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies; this law effected the manufacture of rum in New England

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Jonathan Edwards

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revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist Protestant theologian

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Saratoga

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It was the turning point of the war for independence. After this battle, the American colonists were in an advantageous place. There were heavy British casualties.

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Great Awakening

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series of religious revivals in the North American British colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries

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Boston Tea Party

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In 1773, a group of colonists protested the tea tax by dressing up as Native American and climbing on British ships in the Boston Harbor. They threw all the tea into the water to show they wouldn't buy tea from England.

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Joint-Stock companies

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business entity where different stocks can be bought and owned by shareholders

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Conquistador

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leader in the Spanish conquests of America, Mexico, and Peru in the 16th century

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Proclamation of 1793

Front

statement that declared the war had ended following the British victory over France in the French and Indian War

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Boston Massacre

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In 1770, some colonists threw snowballs at a group of British soldiers and the soldiers fired their guns, killing 5 colonists.

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Charles Cornwallis

Front

a British Army officer and colonial administrator (1753-1762)

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French and Indian War

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War between colonists of Britian and colonists of France & Native Americans during 1754 to 1760. The purpose was to get North American lands for farming crops and securing a place to live well.

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Columbian Exchange

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exchanges of plants, animals, diseases, and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life

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