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Flashcards by Julie Wöhl , updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Julie Wöhl
over 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 13 British Colonies | Southern C.: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland Middle C.: Delaware, NY, NJ, Pennsylvania New C.: Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine |
| Colonialism: Profits for Britain | Resources: fur, tobacco, rice Taxes and duties: tea act, stamp act Power |
| Development of Diversity | political: crown colony and privatly controlled colonies (Pennsylvania) economic: farming (tabacco, plantations), trade-based economy religious: Anglicans, Protestants, catholics, Quaker ethnic: english, Irish, Jews, African, NA lifestyle: frontier settlers, plantation "nobility", urban bourgeoise |
| developing sovereignity | Development of: - local political institutions - independent economy (trade, smuggling, slaves) - aristoracy (plantation owner) - colonial defense - american identity -interlectual elite |
| The Albany Congress | 1750s Iroquois support against other Natives and French (defense) |
| the Albany plan of Union | influenced by Iroquois confederancy envisioned as a union of the Northern Colonies enacted by the parliament colonial gov elect a grand council british gov establish a President General |
| French and Indian War | Washington leads troops + Iroquois against French to protect Ohio Company Result: Treaty of Paris - France lost power in NA |
| Stamp Act Congress | discussing the response of stamp act call for boycott of british goods (sons of liberty) |
| Sons of liberty - Rebells or Patriots | 1770 Boston Massacre 1773 Tea Act 1773 Boston Tea Party |
| First Continental Congress | discussing "Intolerable Acts " called for another congress |
| Second Continental Congress | preparing Revolution armee currency |
| American War of Independence | 1775-1783 July 2, 1776 Decleration of Independence |
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