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  1. 4. britain spent a lot of money ending the pontiac rebellion, to avoid conflict with native americans the king prohibited colonist from traveling west of the appalachian mountains
  2. 6. britain signed a blank check, then took control of the colonies to try to pay of the debt
  3. 8. 1783 peace talks in paris, reached agreement in sep 1783 when great britain recognized independence of the USA, allowed for expansion
  4. 12. Catholic, and went against english law by appointing fellow catholics to office
  5. 13. after death of this person in 1603, the stuartfamily took over the english throne
  6. 17. republican form of government and wrote the first european nation
  7. 18. enlightenment thinker who believed the people are good but the gov corrupts them
  8. 19. thomas jefferson wrote first draft, revised by committee of five and borrowed ideas from enlightenment thinkers
  9. 20. british troops fired into a mob and killed five colonist, colonist used this as a cause for rebellion
  10. 22. law in 1773 that gave east india company advantages in the tea business, causing the 'boston tea party'
  11. 23. gave speech to parliament about 'divine right'
  12. 24. time period after cromwell's death, when Princecharles was voted to be king (so King Charles II restored the monarchy)
  13. 25. taxed most printed materials in 1765, causing colonist to boycott british goods
  14. 26. british troops were going to take weapons and ammunition stored by the colonist at concord in MA, "Shot heard around the world"
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  1. 1. became leader of revolutionary force and was trying to overthrow king Charles I
  2. 2. also known as "Bloodless Revolution"
  3. 3. Congress representatives from all colonies met and wrote, declaration of rights and grievances
  4. 5. The new monarchs, who parliament required to sign a bill of rights
  5. 7. protected citizens from their government
  6. 9. War war from 1647-1649 that came about within england over absolute rule of Charles I
  7. 10. War War over expansion, ended with thetreatyofparisof1763
  8. 11. in response to 'boston tea party' the crown passes these acts that did things like closed the boston harbor, placed a military governor over massachusetts, and quartered troops
  9. 14. parliament forced him to sign petition of right, he also later became an absolute monarch w/o the influence of parliament
  10. 15. convened in philadelphia, continental army was created
  11. 16. enlightenment thinker who advocated for freedom of speech and religion
  12. 21. Taxation without representation, caused because british military presence in the colonies