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Limited the power of the King of England and gave rich, white men more rights.
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First successful English colony in America. Founded for tobacco profit.
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Profit off tobacco (cash crops) was the reason for settlement.
Geography was fertile soil and flat land.
Anglican Christian and Roman Catholic were the main religions. -
First representative Government in America.
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Signed in 1620- It bound the new colonists together in a contract.
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Settled for religious freedom.
Geography was rocky climate, long harsh winters.
Main religions were Puritans and Pilgrims. -
Form of representative Government in Colonies.
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Settled for Economic opportunities and religious and political freedom.
Geography of the region was fertile soils, flat lands and plains.
Main religions were quakers. -
Economic System between Great Britian and it's colonists.
Americans felt it violated their freedom. -
Fought between French vs Native Americans vs Great Britain. Increased debt of Great Britain, caused them to increase taxes on the American Colonists.
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Line set on after the French and Indian War. British colonies to the east, French and Native American to the west of the Appalachian Mountains. May have angered colonists because they have already settled in and area, and would be upset about having to move.
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First tax placed on the American Colonies to pay back the debt caused by the French and Indian War.
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First meeting between multiple colonies to discuss their problems with the King of England.
"Taxation without Representation." -
A small battle that resulted in the death of five colonist deaths. Crispus Attuks was the first death of the American Revolution.
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To protest the Tea Act, the sons of liberty disguised themselves as Indians and dumped Tea into the Boston Harbor
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Set to punish the colonies for their protests; banned town meetings; allowed british soldiers to be housed in colonists home.
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Twelve colonies met together to discuss their problems with Great Britain. They did not want independence, just ways to come back together with Great Britain.
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First battle of the Revolution, and was the 'shot heard around the world'.
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Pamphlet written my Thomas Paine, spread word about why colonies should become independent.
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George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, drafted declaration of independence.
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Turning point in the war, Americans won, after they won Spain and France began to back the rebelling colonies, France helped a lot.
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Many of Washington's troops died due to freezing conditions and lack of supplies.
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Frenchman helped. Battle that ended in the British surrendering, ending the revolutionary war.
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The government was very weak.
Government couldn't collect tax money, only states could.
States controlled most of the power, could choose to or not to help other states, not to pay national government. -
Gave American Colonies independence and set new boundaries.
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Set up presidential cabinet.
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A treaty signed with Spain to allow the U.S. to trade in New Orleans.
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George Washington told us to stay neutral in foreign affairs and have no political parties.
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First president to claim a Political Party.
Leader of federalist party (strong central government). Aliens and Sedition acts allowed central government to imprison you if you were from a foreign country. -
He was the leader of the Democratic Republican Party (States Rights).
He went to war with Barbary Pirates, this was the first official war the U.S. was involved in and was the first time our Navy was used. -
Bought Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and doubled the size of the U.S..
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Marbury vs Madison sets up Judicial Review.