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protestants who wished to "purify" the Anglican Church of all Catholic rituals and traditions.
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a adventurous explorer, mapmaker, and soldier.
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english settlers some (100 men) came to virginia . they chose a location near one of the river s along chesapeake bay. first attempt failed but john smith came back and tried agian.
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men and women aboard the Mayflower and reached Cape Cod Bay. near there they founded the colony of plymouth.
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the founding of the restoration colonies was driven by the crowns faith in the economic policy.mercantilists held that a nation's power was a product of wealth, and a nation's wealth was measured by its stock of precious metals.
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well-connected young planter raised and army of western settlers and attacked American Indians on the frontier.
the rebels also seized and burned Jamestown and briefly took over the government. -
the protesant opposition staged a bloodless rebellion.
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some people longed for more than reason. they found it in a series of religious revivals.
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a revolution in ideas. enlightenment thinkers emphasized human reason as the key to improving society.
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indian uprising convinced British authorities that although they had gined military control of the frontier, they could not effectively protect British settlers.
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this act imposed a duty (ir unoirt tax) on foreign sugar, molasses, and several other items entering Great Britian's American colonies.
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New York's colonial assembly responded by refusing to provide money to quarter, or house and supply troops.
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far more sweeping that the sugar act, the stamp act placed a tax on printed matter of all kinds: advertisements, diplomas,legal documents,newspapers, and playing cards.
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this law placed import duties on such common items as tea, lead, glass, and dyes for paint.
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and angry crowd gathered outside a customs house the crowd started calling names and throwing rocks and sticks.
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colonists were outraged, they rioted and stoped buying English goods. dumped all tea in the ocean.
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-the articles sucked because each state got 1 vote PER STATE even though many states were bigger.
-the government could borrow and coin their own money
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shifted political power from the states to the central government.
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provided a stronge unicameral, or one house legislature in which each state would have one vote.
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granted each state, regardless of size, an equal voice in the upper house.
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group who favored ratifacation. (wealthy ,merchants, planters, and lawyers.)
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group who feared a powerful national government
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guarantees U.S. citizens specific rights such as: freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
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-leglislative:can check on judicial powers.
-judicial: makes everyone equal, balances the executive
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-farmers land was taken away.
-shay formed a alliance with farmers and started a rebellion.
-almost took over a town but couldnt get into a weapon invetory, after the incedient shay was never to be found. -
it strengthens the government and was scheduled to begin in Philadelphia on May 14,1787
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-traveled united states in search for new countries.
-left St. Lewis in a NW direction.
-encountered indians who helped lewis and clark through there journy. -
-canals were the first part of transportation
-steamboats:carried heavy loads upstream.
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worked to pay off the debt for the travel cost.
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-expanded united states
-$15 million for louisiana 4 cents per acre
-thomas jefferson was president
-bought louisiana from napolean (from france)