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Iroquois Confederacy
A North American confederation of indigenous people, made up of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. This confederation, originally comprized of 5 nations(later becoming 6 when the Tuscarora join), inhabited New york to the Genesee river. -
Great Puritan Migratiom
Coming from England, more than 20,000 puritains arrived in Massachusets, also settling in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Virginia during the colonial period. -
Mayflower Compact
A written agreement compsed by the new settlers arriving at plymouth in november of 1620. all 41 adult males signed the compact. being the first written laws for the new land, the compact determined the authority within the settlement and was observed until 1691. -
Trade and Navagation acts
the Acts were originally ment to also include the dutch from profits made by the english trade.
It restricted the american trades by:
1. Only allowing British ships to transport imported and exported goods form the colonies.
2.Only British citizens could trade with colonies.
3. Sugar, tobacco, and cotton wool produced in the colonies could only be exported by British ports. -
Middle Passage
The journey taken by the slave trading ships, from west coast of Africa, where slaves where taken, across the Atlantic, where they are sold or traded for molasses and other goods. -
King Phillp's War
King Philip's War of 1675-1676 was a predictable Indian rebellion against continuing Puritan incursions into Native American lands. Though Indian attacks were vicious, they were no more so than those the Puritans had waged with less provocation. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon and his fellow colonists issued a “Declaration of the People of Virginia,” which became the public document that made their rebellion “official.” They accused Berkeley of irresponsibility and the failure to perform his duty as the governor of Virginia.Bacon’s rebellion caused a stir among the British, who allowed Berkeley to stay on as a governor. Under his rule, he took the rebels’ property and had 23 men hanged. -
Salem Witch Trials
The trials occured in Massachusetts between 1692-93 more than 200 people were accused of witchcraft, and 20 were executed. The colony eventually come to its sense's and attmited to its wrong doings. but the events have stayed with this country, 300 years later, and has caused many Americans to have superstitions -
Peter Zenger trial
The Zenger case had far reaching impacts by promoting the idea that freedom of the press was a right. In 1765, it was cited by those protesting against the Stamp Act. -
Great Awakening
The great awakening was a religious movement during the 1740s. The movement effected haw American colonies viewed their faith. -
Albany Plan
A porposal made at the Albany Congress in 1754 directed at the formation of a strong union of the colonies under one single government and direction. -
French and Indian War
A seven year war between the French ,native americans, and birtish. known as the bloodiest american was during the 18th century, over colonial territory and wealth. -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, a colonial extension of the Seven Years War that ravaged Europe from 1756 to 1763, was the bloodiest American war in the 18th century. It took more lives than the American Revolution, involved people on three continents, including the Caribbean. The war was the product of an imperial struggle, a clash between the French and English over colonial territory and wealth. Within these global forces, the war can also be seen as a product of the localized rivalry between Brit -
Pontiac's Rebellion
breaking out in the ohio river vally. the pontiac rebellion, led by Chief Pontiac, began with a number of tribes attacking the british and the colonists. -
Proclamation of 1763
An attempt to prevent the colonist from going west. the british did this in an attempt to avert more issues bewteen native americans and the colonist. -
Sugar Act of 1764
Refferred to as the American Revenue Act, which was also American Duties Act. Passed by the british parliament in april 1764 to raise funds. -
Stamp Act
Passed by the British Parliament, the new txt was imposed on all american colonists and requried them to pay a tax on every peice of printed paper they used. -
Quartering act
one of several laws enforced by the british rule during the ministry of george grenville. this act was created to reduce the englaish war debt. -
Stamp Acts Congress
The colonist who inforced the stamp act. -
Townshend Acts
AN ACT for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America; for allowing a drawback of the duties of customs upon the exportation from this kingdom, of coffee and cocoa nuts of the produce of the said colonies or plantations; for discontinuing the drawbacks payable on china earthen ware exported to America; and for more effectually preventing the clandestine running of goods in the said colonies and plantations. -
Boston Massacre
Beginning with a street fight between a patriot mob, thorwing snow balls, stones, and stiicks, at a squad of british soldiers. and ending in the deaths of several colonists. later leading to the revolutionary war. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws on which were punishments King George 3 put upon the colonies. The Intolerable Acts consited of The Boston Port Bill, The Quartering Act, The Administration of Justicce Act, Massachusetts Government, The Quebec Act. -
Tea Act
Designed to: extend assistance to the east india company and challenge the american colonists on the nettlesome taxation issue. the tea act provided tea to be shipped in east india company ships from india directly avoiding a tax if it was first sent to engalnd as required by previous legislation.three pence per pound was to be collected on tea delivered to america. tea was to be marked in america by special consignees selectedd by the east india company. -
Boston Tea Party
On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of men calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" went to the Boston Harbor. The men were dressed as Mohawk Indians. They boarded three British ships, the Beaver, the Eleanor and the Dartmouth, and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
Bring representatives from each colony, except Georgia, met in Philadelphia. to discuss their response to the british " intolerable acts". in general they wanted to appear to the british as united colonies in their reply. the purpose was not to seek independence from britain but to ask them to lay off. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress meeting started with the battle of Lexington and Concord fresh in their memories. The New England militia were still encamped outside of Boston trying to drive the British out of Boston. The Second Continental Congress established the militia as the Continental Army to represent the thirteen states. They also elected George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. -
Olive Branch Petition
Drafted on July 5,1775, was a letter to King George 3 from the memebers of the second continental congress. In a final attempt to avoid a war of independence against Britian. -
Thomas Paine/Common Sense
The book, common sense, challenged the british authority over the colonies. paine, the author, spoke to the common people of america. his book was one of the first that openly asked for independence from great britian. -
non-Importation agreements
A reaction to the stamp and townshend acts colonial nonimportation associations, organized by sons of liberty and whig merchants, boycotted english goods. in an atttempt to force british recognition of political rights by using economic pressure. -
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The Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Saratoga
Made of two major battles during September and Octorber 1777, was a crucial victory for the patriots during the American revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War
