9-10 – Geography – Flashcards
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| Tyranny |
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| Unjust use of power |
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| minuteman |
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| a colonist armed and trained to fight the british at a minute's voice |
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| Loyalist |
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| colonist who sided with Britian during the American Revolution |
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| Patriot |
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| Colonist who wanted independance from Britian. |
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| Continental Congress |
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| group of rep. from the colonies who in 1776 voted to declare independance from Britian. |
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| Mecklenburg Resolved |
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| document created in 1775 by Mecklenburg County colonists that anticipated an ind. local government |
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| Hessian |
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| German soldier hired to fight for the British in the American revo. |
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| Nathanael Greene |
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| Commander of the Continental Army in the south |
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| Yorktown |
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| Virginia port where cornwallis surrendered to the Americans |
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| Treaty of Paris |
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| 1783 treaty that ended the Revo. War |
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| Revolution |
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| Great Change |
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| George rogers Clark |
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| A Virginian |
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| Privateers |
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| Trading ships armed for battle |
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| Privateers |
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| Trading ships armed for battle |
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| John Paul Jones |
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| Commander of the Bonhomme Richard |
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| Lord Charles Cornwallis |
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| A British commander |
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| blockade |
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| a wall of people or soldiers |
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| federal system |
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| in wich power is divided between national and state governments |
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| dissenting |
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| ffrfr |
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| checks and balances |
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| the balancing power and the checking of one branch by another |
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| Thomas Jefferson |
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| A former president |
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| Louisiana purchase |
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| land bought by the U.S. from france |
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| Lewis an Clark |
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| an expidition |
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| Zebulon Pike |
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| an explorer |
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| impressment |
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| kidnapping |
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| Embergo act of 1807 |
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| american ships coulndt ship to foriegs land |
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| Tecumseh |
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| A native am,erican chief |
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| War Hawks |
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| Westeners that wanted to stop british aid tonative americans |
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| Andrew Jackson |
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| A general |
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| Battle of new orleans |
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| a battle |
