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- South Carolina secedes, prompting six other states to follow suit. The seven states write a constitution and formally establish the Confederacy. Later, four other Southern states join them.
- What happened during the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854?
- Jan 1, 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect, which frees slaves in Confederacy but not slaves in border states. South ignores Lincoln's decree.
- were meant to force the rebellious colonies back into place, but opposite had only further fueled flames of rebellion in North America
- the famous 'shot heard around the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence.
- This helped pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies
- was a significant event that helped accelerate and intensify colonist support for the American Revolution
- a persuasive supporter for American Independence
- They rallied support for colonial resistance through the use of petitions and assemblies.
- he had consented to the hiring of thousands of Hessian mercenaries to assist British troops already in America in crushing the rebellion.
- This was the first legislative and democratic government in America
- He was a key figure in the events that led to the American Revolution
- They promoted manufacturing in the Thirteen Colonies and advised colonists not to buy goods imported from Britain.
- This would be the first newspaper published by a woman in the colonial United States
- He came from a family of politicians. His imposition of new duties on the American colonies helped provoke the outbreak of the American War of Independence.
- This person had became one of Virginia's leading advocates for independence
- they were an organization who protested the passing of the Stamp Act
- He had felt it important to uphold unpopular legislation such as the Stamp Act of 1765.
- He was a shoemaker who lived in New England. He is known for his role as a leader in Boston riots protesting the Stamp Act.
- He embodied the success that could be earned by early immigrants to Colonial Maryland.