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8 Wilson chap. 5
Wilson 8th grade chap. 5 "Beginnings of an American Identity"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| COLONIES VS. ENGLAND (LIFE) | 60% of men in England were literate compared to 85% of white men in New England. their was much diversity in the colonies in religion and ethnicity |
| MAGNA CARTA | charter of English political and civil liberties |
| JOHN PETER ZENGER (TRIAL) | New York publisher was taken to court for critcizing yhe govenor of New York. causing freedom of press to become an important new right in the colonies. |
| FRENCH & INDIAN WAR (LOCATION) | The French and Indian War took place Ohio River Valley (where pittsburg is now). 2 battles in New York |
| PROCLAMATION OF 1763 | British declaration that forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachians |
| STAMP ACT CONGRESS (PURPOSE) | to raise money for England so they could pay back debt of French & Indian War |
| TOWNSHED ACT (WHY COLONIST OPPOSE) | Parliament passed another tax with out colonist consent, some thout this taxation was illegal |