Some Basic Notes: England emerges as #1 naval power France and England wanted control of land War lasted from 1754-1763 French and Indian war ended French colonization • France lost Canada • Paris of Treaty made French leave: English was left with large debt • English decided to tax colonies for debt • Land became difficult for England • • • • Later on... • England has greater responsibility to control the territory • More Soldiers • Need more money • More debt • • • • Westward
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began in Massachusetts‚ Patriots drove the royal officials out of every colony and assembled in mass meetings and conventions. Those Patriot governments in the colonies then unanimously empowered their delegates to Congress to declare independence. In 1776‚ Congress created an independent nation‚ the United States of America. With large-scale military and financial support from France and military leadership by General George Washington‚ the American Patriots won the Revolutionary War. The peace treaty
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achieve this many events occurred; such as the spanish succession‚ the seven years war‚ loyalists started settling in Upper Canada‚ and the Act of Union. the spanish succession took place in 1713 allowing Britain to take over Acadia. Soon after in 1763‚ the seven years war took place and had allowed the British to gain more control over more land known as North America. Unfortunately‚ that was not the end of changes
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L. A. Douglas History 170 Study Guide # 1 When‚ from where‚ and how did the first humans arrive in North America? - The ancestors or bearers of the Native Americans What impact did the arrival of humans have on America? - What was maize and how did it impact Native American culture? - Within several thousand years farmers in Central America had developed maize that resembled modern corn. - The leafy stalk produces ears‚ which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain‚ maize
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION The beginning at the Atlantic coast of Northern America was necessary to English possession in 1607.v When first of colonies – Virginia has been based. Its founders were merchants from the London trading company. On the courts the company transported in a colony of poor men‚ sold itself is temporary in debt servitude and worked in a colony under supervision of inspectors of the company. For ocean from England the puritans oppressed by government
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION and THE FRAMING OF THE CONSTITUTION 1. What was the first permanent colony founded in America? When was it founded? - Jamestown - 1607 2. What was the first representative assembly in America? - The House of Burgess 3. Which foreign nations controlled which geographic areas of North America in 1760? - France controlled the interior of North America (as well as Canada) - Spain controlled Florida and the west - England controlled the 13 colonies that occupied
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APUSH REVIEW This is intended to be a guide for your exam review. A candidate needs to get about 60% of the 80 multiple choice questions correct to have a good chance to pass the AP Exam (plus 5/6 on each of the three essays). The questions are designed to test your understanding of different aspects of U.S. history: political/diplomatic‚ social/economic‚ cultural/ intellectual. It is not EASY! Prepare Well! Exploration‚ Discovery‚ and Settlement -Europe in the Sixteenth Century -Significant
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colonies acquired by conquest‚ as when‚ in 1664‚ an English expedition seized the sprawling Dutch colony of New Netherland (which the English divided into New York and New Jersey)‚ and when Canada joined the empire as a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 that ended the Seven Years’ War. Colonial charters specified the land that an individual or corporation had the right to settle. In the case of the New World‚ the English government‚ like its European counterparts‚ dismissed the rights of the Native
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The war developed from 1754 to 1763‚ Americans and Englishmen fought together against the French and were victorious. Britain annexed the French Canadian territories and Acadia‚ both colonies had approximately 80‚000 French Roman Catholic residents. In order to gain their support parliament
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not have the skill needed to fight the French. Although the British were victorious‚ the debt that they faced soon but them in a horrible situation. Before they assessed the economic problems the country faced‚ a law was passes‚ the Proclamation of 1763‚ that stated the colonists could not settle past the
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