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1619
Year english colonists wanted representation for taxation
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Year english delcared independence
1776
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1763
beginning of englands folly
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3 myths of native americans
Thought they were children of nature not corrupted by civilazation
vicious savages
Became lousy indians after..
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what made slavery possible
Sugar
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indentured servents
brought themselves in to pay off a debt
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seperation by Jefferson
Didnt believe white/black could get along
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Manumission
freeing of slaves
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Ben Franklin
- prolific author
- poor richards almonac
- ambassador to france
- sign treaty of france, declaration of independence.
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John Adams
Fought for independence
2nd president
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The Frontier
Hellped define what America is and providede opporturnities.
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who were the first in the TRANS ATLANTIC slave trade?
Spaniards
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Who was involved in the first slave trade
Portugease enslaving indians
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Presentism
Looking at the past with present values and attitudes
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puritans and new world
Didnt come for religious freedom but to practice their own religion.
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John Rolfe
- Made jamestown profitable with Tobbaco
- married poccahontas
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dooming of the seats
puritans doomed the seats in the back. If you sat back there you were going to hell, you had to pay for the seats in the front.
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July 4 1826
50th anniv of independence and thomas Jefferson and John Adams die.
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John Quincy Adams
First son of a pres to be elected as a pres.
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miracle at phillidelphia
Writing of constitution
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Delaware
First to ratify constitution
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the chosen people
Farmers, they were given part of louisiana purchase.
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Racism
Legacy that justified slavery
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Polly Baker
Women Ben Franklin made up, a hoax.
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Quartering act
Happend After boston tea party
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Tories
People who were loyal to england during revolution
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Spanish Missions
Created same time we are fighting for independence.
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John Locke
Influenced the declaration of independence.
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when did the constitution go into effect?
1788
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James Madison
Most prepared to constitution convention and had a draft of the virginia plan. Took notes at the convention.
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three things Thomas Jefferson wanted to be remembered for
- Father of university of Virginia
- creater of virginias laws of religious toleration
- Writing of Declaration of Independence
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1787
Convention to amend articles of confederation turns into constitutional convention
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Subsistence farmers
Farmed enough to only feed themselves
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indians and tepees and the horse
before 1492 they didnt have either.
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Most dangerous man in America
Ben Franklin
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Jeffersons paradox
He proclaimed slaves were men and that all men were equal yet he owned 200 slaves.
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1777
- articles of confederation which goverened our country till the constitution
- sara toga turning point in war
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Lexington and concord
first battle of revolution
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Roshambeau
- French officer sent with 5,000 troops to help americans beat the british
- best known for battle at york town
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1763
French indian war ends
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1777
vermont is the first british colony to abolish slavery.
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how many slaves were brought to the new world and how many survived?
- 20,000 brought in
- 10,000 died on the way
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gouvenour morris
- Washingtons best friend
- nominated him for president.
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george washington
- first president
- greeted at home as a hero but he felt like a failure
- at the peak of his power he wanted to retire but became president.
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west indies
where most african american slaves were taken from
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battle of new orleans
we lost and it was fought in 1815
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supreme law of the land
constitution, laws, and treaties.
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proclamations boundaries act
first act of congress that offended us
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different cultures of native americans
Chieftoms and there was alot of diversity
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John Newton
- Slave trader who was shipwrecked and made a promise with god to become a minister
- wrote the song "amazing grace"
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James hilhouse
senater from conneticut and wanted to abolish slavery in louisiana purchase.
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Battle of saratoga
Turning point in the American revolution
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George whitefield
- Leader of the great awakening
- crossed us bringing good news
- proclaimed that the dooming of the seats was wrong.
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march of folly
- england treated amerians badly which led to this march
- 1763
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Bacons rebellion
- first battle of class
- between rich and poor
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