American Revolution

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American Revolution
American Revolution
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The war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence.
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Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
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the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain authored by Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
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author of the Declaration of Independence. He borrowed ideas on natural rights from John Locke
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The Bill of Rights
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1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution that detail the protections of our personal liberties
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checks and balances
checks and balances
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A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
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no taxation without representation
no taxation without representation
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reflected the colonists' belief that they should not be taxed because they had no direct representatives in Parliament
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U.S. Constitution
U.S. Constitution
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The government of the United States. A set of principles (guidelines) that describe the duties and powers of the government.
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George Washington
George Washington
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led the Continental Army during the American Revolution/1st president of the United States
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Yorktown
Yorktown
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1781; last battle of the revolution; Benedict Arnold, Cornwallis and Washington; colonists won because British were surrounded and they surrended
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Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord
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"The Shot Heard Round the World"- The first battle of the Revolution in which British general Thomas Gage went after the stockpiled weapons of the colonists in Concord, Massachusetts.
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Stamp Act
Stamp Act
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1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers
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Sugar Act
Sugar Act
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(1764) British deeply in debt partly to French & Indian War. English Parliament placed a tariff on sugar, coffee, wines, and molasses. colonists avoided the tax by smuggling and by bribing tax collectors.
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Quartering Act
Quartering Act
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1765 - Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and supplies for the British troops in the colonies.
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Townshends Acts
Townshends Acts
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Duties (taxes) on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea to help pay for military costs and salaries of colonial governors.
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Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
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A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies before the American Revolution
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Declaratory Act
Declaratory Act
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(1766) The British Parliament emphasized its authority to make binding laws on the American colonies.
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War
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A war with the French and Indians versus the British and other Indian tribes over the Ohio River Valley.
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The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763
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Boundary set up between colonies and the Native American lands East of the Appalachian Mountains.
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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre
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Incident on March 5, 1770 where the redcoats killed eleven colonists. This is significant because it added to the resentment of the British by the colonists.
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party
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(1773) Colonists in Boston throws millions of dollars of tea off of British ships in protest of their Tea Tax and Boston Massacre.
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Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts
Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts
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These acts were laws that punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. Called the Coercive Acts in England. The Americans called them Intolerable.
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boycott
boycott
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A refusal to buy or use goods and services.