Migration within North America, cooperative interaction, and competition for resources raised questions about boundaries and policies, intensified conflicts among peoples and nations, and led to contests over the creatio of a multiethnic, multiracial national identity.
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cooperative interaction
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multiethnic, multiracial national identity
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subsequent
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backcountry cultures
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social mobility
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new cultural blending
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republican institutions
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trans-Appalachian West
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Northwest Ordinance
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Northwest Territory
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free navigation
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republican motherhood
Manifest Destiny
In the late 18th century, new experiments with democratic ideas and republican forms of government, as well as other new religious, economic, and cultural ideas, challenged traditional imperial systems across the Atlantic World.
Important Events:
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Shay's Rebellion
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Whiskey Rebellion
Important People:
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George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
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Benjamin Franklin
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John Hancock
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Abigail Adams
Important Documents:
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Declaration of Independence
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Articles of Confederation
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The United States Constitution
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The Bill of Rights
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Important Vocabulary:
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legislative branch
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property qualifications
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federalism
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separation of powers
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ratification process
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political parties
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reverberated
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inequalities
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abolition
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constitution framers
The New Country
Britain's victory over France in the imperial struggle for North America led to new conflicts among the British government, the North American colonists, and American Indians, culminating in the creation of a new nation; the United States.
Important Events:
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French-Indian Fur Trade
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The Seven Years' War (French-Indian War)
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Salutary Neglect of England to America
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Rise of anti-British sentiment
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Pontiac's Rebellion
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Glassroots Movements
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Permanent foreign alliances
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Bitter partisan debates
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Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea Party
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Meeting of the First Continental Congress 1774
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Formation of Continental Association
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The American War for Independence
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Shots Heard Around the World - Battle of Lexington
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Battle of Concord
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Meeting of the Second Continental Congress
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Reconciliation of the Olive Branch Petition
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Paxton Boys "Revolt"
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Fraco-American Alliance
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XYZ Affair / French Quasi War
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Alien and Sedition Acts
Important Documents and Acts:
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Proclamation of 1763
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Sugar Act
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Navigation Acts
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Currency Act
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Stamp Act
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Declaratory Act
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Townshed Acts
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Massachusetts Circular Letter
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Intolerable Acts
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Quebec Act
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Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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George Washington’s Farewell Address
Important People/Groups:
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Chief Pontiac
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Paxton Boys
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Commitees of Correspondence
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George Washington
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King George III
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First Continental Congress
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Patrick Henry
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Continental Association
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Minutemen
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Redcoats
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Continental Army
Important Vocabulary:
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Loyalists vs Patriots
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culminating
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Virtual Represenation
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encroachment
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advantageous political alliances
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migration
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ideological commitment
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political parties