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Regulation of the value of foreign coins according to silver content
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Comprehensive slave code
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Huge impact and influence on the Great Awakening. Very popular evangelist- 18,000 sermons throughout Georgia
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Led by about 20 black slaves, marching all around wanting their freedom.
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Pious sentiment, devoutly religious. Jonathan Edwards emphasized this more during the Great Awakening
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an act by Parliament that issued the use of paper money. Protect merchants
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War between France and Great Britain, to see who controlled what colonial territories in North America. George Washington leader of this war.
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where ships of neutral countries could not trade with ports that have been excluded before the war
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Transition to new manufacturing processes
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Issued by King George III. By the end of the French and Indian War British issued a proclamation line in between settlements so that these arguments can stop once and for all.
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Threaten to destabilize the colonial economy.
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First direct tax on American colonies. Any taxed item must be stamped.
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a declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act.
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A big riot that happened between American colonists and Britain. John Adams was a big Representative for the soldiers.
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Because Britain imposed “taxation without representation,” Americans dumped over 300 chestfulls of tea into the harbor. This was a first major act that Americans put on the control of Britain.
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Led by General Gage. No one knows who fired first, Americans won British retreated back to Boston.
Battle of Bunker Hill- British won
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The declaration of Independence for America.
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Led by General Gates
British surrendered on Oct 17
French supported, Dec 1777 recognized independence of US -
1 freedom of religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly
2 bear arms
3 security against quartering troops in private homes
4 unreasonable search and seizures
5 double jeopardy, “plead the 5th”
6 right to speedy trial and right to face accusers
7 protect rights of people accused of committing crime
8 No excessive bail, no excessive fines, no cruel and unusual punishment
9 Certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people
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Compensated ships seized and open trade in India.
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John Adams (2nd president) won and his vice president was Thomas Jefferson
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