CFE Flash Cards Part 2

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Ohio River Valley

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Region of conflict between British and French settlers during the French and Indian War.

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Fort Necessity

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Site of an early battle in the French and Indian War where George Washington was defeated.

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Treaty of Paris (1763)

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Agreement that ended the French and Indian War, ceding French territories to Britain.

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Stamp Act

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1765 British law that taxed printed materials in the colonies.

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Townshend Acts

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1767 British laws that taxed goods imported to the colonies.

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Intolerable Acts

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1774 British laws meant to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

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Boston Tea Party

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1773 protest against the Tea Act where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

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Declaration of Independence

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1776 document declaring the American colonies' independence from Britain.

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Continental Army

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Army formed by the colonies to fight against Britain, led by George Washington.

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Saratoga

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1777 battle that was a turning point in the American Revolution, leading to French support.