European Explorers
The French and Indian War
The American Revolution
The Articles of Confederation
Britain Against France
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What did Henry Hudson explore?
The Hudson Bay
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What bad outcome, came from the French and Indian war?
England started taxing the colonies
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Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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What were the Articles of Confederation?
The first form of government for the new U.S.
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Between what years did the U.S. lose hundreds of ships
1805-1807
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Who did Christopher Columbus explore for?
Spain
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists could not go over the mountain
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What was Valley Forge?
The winter headquarters for the American Army
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What was one thing that the national government could not do?
draft an army
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What is an impressment?
the act of taking men into the navy with force, and without notice
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When did Vasco Nunez de Balboa discover?
The Pacific Ocean
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How many years did the French and Indian War go on for?
7 years
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Where was the turning point in the war?
At Saratoga
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What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
There was no power to enforce treaties
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What was the 1807 Embargo Act?
When America stops all import and export with another country
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When did Ferdinann Magellan first sail around the world?
1519-1522
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Who was against who, in the French and Indian War?
French and Indians, against Britain and British colonies
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What are the 3 natural rights, stated in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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What was one strength of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress could borrow money
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Who were the War Hawks?
A group of people who wanted to go to war with Britain
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What did Vasco de Gamba accomplish
He sailed around Africa to India
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What was the Albany Plan of Union?
The idea that the colonists should join together in defense
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What did the townshend act tax?
lead, paint, glass, tea, and paper
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When did many realize, that a new form of government was needed?
After Shay's rebellion
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About how much money did america lose because of the Embargo act?
130 million dollars
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