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John sent a letter to the governor of Virginia, basically saying that he will take Pocahonta's hand in marriage for her good. He believes he is doing it for God.
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John who is the Governor of Massachusetts, calls upon his people to work together and with God. Doing this would make them all prosper together and their cities/towns prosper.
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At this Time Massachusetts had just put in new laws. This includes new laws against Adultery.
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Tensions grew as British populations grew and people wanted to go West however the French and Indians Didn't want this to happen and started to fight back.
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Benjamin Franklin proposed an idea for the Colony's to unite under British rule however the colonies and Britain both didn't like this idea.
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This British document ordered colonists to stay on the East side of the Appalachian.
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George Grenville, proposed raising money by collecting duties already in effect. The law, known as the Sugar Act when put into effect, actually lowered the duty on foreign molasses. However, it also assigned customs officers and created courts to collect the duties and prosecute smugglers.
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In early 1765, Parliament passed another unpopular law, the Quartering Act. This act required the colonies to provide housing and supplies for the British troops stationed there after the French and Indian War.
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A group of colonists hurled snowballs and rocks at British soldiers guarding the Customs House. The nervous soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five colonists.
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XYZ affair
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The Alien and Sedition act
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navy and marine corps established
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Louisiana purchase
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Sent Lewis and Clark on expedition.
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embargo act
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the treaty made it so the US gained Spanish Florida and the Oregon territory.
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factory workers teamed up and made labor unions so that if one worker was treated unfairly all the workers would stand together.
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happened because that when settlers would go west they would fight if the state would be a slave state or a free state and the north got scared and thought that if they don't do something that all the new states would become slave states and they would never win an election.
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created by Eli Whitney, this machine allowed for faster harvest or cotton and more production which meant more slaves could be used.
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he was the 6th president of the United States. he was the secretary of state and a senator for Massachusetts who had a long political career.