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Washington's appointment as commander-in-chief

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The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775. Washington was selected based on his previous military experience and the hope that a leader from Virginia could help unite the colonies.

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Metacomet

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(1638-1676), also known English name King Philip, was a Wampanoag, united tribes in 1675 to attack colonies, "King Philip's War"

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The Dominion of New England

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was an administrative union of English colonies covering New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies. 1686-1889

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Columbus

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Sailed for Spain, sought western water route to Asia, Happened across North America, Brought captured natives and goods back to spain

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Virginia and New Jersey Plan

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one proposed equal state representation in Congress and the other proposed state representation be determined by population. These plans were proposed when a group of state delegates gathered at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

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Montezuma

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Aztec king, He inherited an empire at the height of its power, but vulnerable to the dissatisfaction of its subjects. The Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés exploited this weakness by fomenting revolt among the subject tribes, ruled 1502-1520

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Daniel Shays

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an American soldier, revolutionary, and farmer famous for being one of the leaders of Shays' Rebellion

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Albany plan of Union

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was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany Congress on July 10, 1754 in Albany, New York

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Nathaniel Bacon

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was a colonist of the Virginia Colony, famous as the instigator of Bacon's Rebellion of 1676, which collapsed when Bacon himself died from dysentery.

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Powhatan Confederacy

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a group of Native American tribes during the 17th century that settled in Virginia.

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The Spanish Armada

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Spanish fleet of 130 ships, defeated by English in July 29, 1588

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Peter Oliver

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Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1772-1775. He was a Loyalist during the American Revolution, and left Massachusetts in 1776, settling in England.

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Who was the real "Publius"

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pseudonym used by Alexander Hamilton (who became the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury), James Madison (who became the fourth U.S. President), and John Jay (who became the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court) to write the 85 papers that make up The Federalist

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House of Burgesses

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the first legislative assembly in the American colonies. The first assembly met on July 30, 1619, in the church at Jamestown.

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British colonial policy after 1750

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What was the appointment of the "Midnight Judges?"

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A few weeks before his term as president was over, John Adams signed into law the Judiciary Act of 1801, which reorganized the federal court system. The "midnight judges" were selected by President John Adams, who signed appointments up until midnight on his last day in office

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James Madison

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American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fourth President of the United States from 1809 to 1817. (1751-1836)

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Mary Cole and Hannah Duston

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born in Maryland 1653, life in Chesapeake Rough, Deviated from English societal norms, complex family systems New England had larger, more stable families, wrote more, still had trouble with Indians

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Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson

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was famous as one of the early colonists of the Massachusetts Colony who was banished from Boston in 1637 for her religious and feminist beliefs. Moved to Narragansett Bay (c. 1603 - between January and March 1683) was a Puritan, an English Reformed theologian, and later a Reformed Baptist who was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the colony of Massachusetts because they thought that he was spreading "new and dangerous ideas" to his congregants. Moved to Rhode Island

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John Winthrop

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an English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1587-1649

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The Mayflower Compact

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signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower on November 11, 1620, was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States.

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Pocahontas

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Dad was Powhatan, Marries John Rolfe, moves to England, "civilies" and dies there

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Tenochtitlan

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Large Aztec city, 1300 AD,

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The "Revolution of 1800"

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Vice President Thomas Jefferson defeated President John Adams. The election was a realigning election that ushered in a generation of Democratic-Republican Party rule and the eventual demise of the Federalist Party in the First Party System.

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Machu Pichu

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Large Incan civilization, first organized civilization in Central American, 1438AD

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Jamestown

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1st successful and permanent colony, named after King James 1, 1607, John Smith and Native Americans ensure survival

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Shays Rebellion

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a populist uprising against controversial debt collection and tax policies in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787

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Articles of Confederation

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The Continental Congress adopted this in the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. However, ratification by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781

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British colonial policy before 1750

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The Second Continental Congress

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It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met between September 5, 1774 and October 26, 1774, also in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

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John Smith

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Mapped Chesapeake bay, Organized colony, left Jamestown after injury in 1609

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Federalists vs Anti-Federalists

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Anti-Federalist vs. Federalist. In U.S. history, anti-federalists were those who opposed the development of a strong federal government and the ratification of the Constitution in 1788, preferring instead for power to remain in the hands of state and local governments

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Alexander Hamilton

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(January 11, 1755 or 1757 - July 12, 1804) was an American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party, the United States Coast Guard, and The New York Post newspaper. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the main author of the economic policies of the George Washington administration.

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Bacon's rebellion

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an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley

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Roanoke

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1st colony settled, the "Lost Colony", 1587

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How did the Bill of Rights ultimately get the Constitution ratified by all 13 states?

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Having been approved by the requisite three-fourths of the several states, there being 14 States in the Union at the time, the ratification of Articles Three through Twelve was completed and they became Amendments 1 through 10 of the Constitution. President Washington informed Congress of this on December 30, 1791.

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Boston Massacre

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was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under intense attack by a mob.

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Aaron Burr

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(February 6, 1756 - September 14, 1836) was an American politician. He was the third Vice President of the United States (1801-1805), serving during President Thomas Jefferson's first term. Burr served as a Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War, after which he became a successful lawyer and politician

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The First Continental Congress

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12 Colony delegations meet in Philadelphia, September Georgia missing 5 Resolutions passed: Rejected colonial union under British authority Asked for repeal of all oppressive laws since 1763 Approved military preparations for defense against possible British attack Agreed to series of boycotts to end trade with Britain Agreed to meet in the following Spring

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Powhatan

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was the paramount chief in Tidewater region of Virginia at the time English settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607

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Boston Tea Party

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On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted in the passage of the punitive Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war.

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The Navigation Acts, 1600s

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was passed in October of 1651 by Parliament, reinforcing a longstanding government principle that English trade should be carried in English vessels. The Acts banned foreign ships from transporting non-English goods to England or its colonies. Beginning in 1650, Parliament acted to combat the threat of the rapidly growing Dutch carrying trade. Later laws were passed in 1651, 1660, 1662, 1663, 1670 and 1673.

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John Rolfe

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one of the early English settlers of North America. He is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco in VA, (1585-1622)

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Annapolis Convention

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formally titled as a Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government was a national political convention held September 11-14, 1786

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Alien and Sedition Act

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A series of laws passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams. These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote.

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Compare British and French Colonial Interactions with Indians during colonization

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British: Bad relations French: Not bad relations, better than British but not 100%

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