Boston tea party Flashcards

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What are patriots

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They are people who hates the British laws and the king

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When was the Commitee of Correspondence founded and by who

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Founded on 1722 by Sumal Adams, James Warren and Mercy Otis Warren

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What did the committee of correspondence do

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They sent pamphlets to the colonies to stir up hatred on the British

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What else did Mercy Otis Warren do other than find the committee of correspondence

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She drafted the first American history of the American Revolutionary war

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When did the tea act happen

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1773

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Who passed the tea act and why

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British Parliament and so that the East Indian company could sell tea cheaper than if it were smuggled in

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7
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The tea act ignited what event

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The Boston Tea Party

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When did the Boston tea party happen

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December 16,1773

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What did Sam Adams do

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Sam Adams led a group of patriots to raid British ships docked in the Boston harbor

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What were the patriots disguised as when they raided the British ships

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They were dressed as Indians

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What did the patriots do when they raided the ships

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They dumped cargos of tea overboard

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when was the intolerable act passed

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1774

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What did the intolerable act do

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They closed the harbors until it was cleaned up, denied self-government in Massachusetts and enforced the quartering act

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What were the colonist response to the intolerable act

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The colonists were appalled

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What did the intolerable act set up

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The 1st continental congress to decide their plan of action

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What was the first continental congress made for

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To decide what to do with the king

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Where did the 1st continental congress meet

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They meet in Philadelphia

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What did the 1st continental congress write

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A statement of grievances

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What was the statement of grievances for

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It was a reply to the 13 acts of the parliament which violated the colonists rights

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What did the colonists do in response to the statement of grievances

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They boycotted all British goods and trade they also vowed to arm themselves against the British if necessary

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What was the Colonial Militia

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It was an army made up of ordinary citizens, farmers, craftspeople and businessmen

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What are minutemen

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Are volunteer solders that were to be prepared to serve at a minute’s notice

23
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When did the battles of Lexington and Concord happen

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Why were British troops sent to Concord

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To destroy military supplies and capture Sam Adams and John Hancock if possible

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What are messengers
Men who warned colonists of the upcoming attacks
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Who were the messengers who told the colonists that British soldiers were coming to concord
Paul Revere, William Dawes and Sam Prescott
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What did the messengers do once they got to Concord
They rode through the town saying " The British are coming"
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What did British soldiers do to get to Concord
They marched all night from Boston
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Where and who stopped the British soldiers from advancing
Minutemen at the old north bridge
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What were the Minutemen told when they stopped the British soldiers at old north bridge
They were told not to fire unless they were fired upon but if they want war let it begin here
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Who fired first at the standoff on old north bridge
It is believed that the British fired the first shots
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How many people were dead when the fighting ended
8 minutemen (colonists)
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What happened when British troops arrived in Concord
They were ambushed by the colonist's militia
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Where did the British go after they were ambushed
They went back to Boston
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What did the 2nd continental congress do as a last effort
They extended the olive branch petition to the king George the 3rd which he rejected
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Where did Patrick Henry come from as well as who is he
He came from Virgina, and he is a passionate orator
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What was Patrick Henry famous for
He was famous for saying "give me freedom or give me death"
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What else did the 2nd continental congress also do
They established a continental army that was commanded by Geroge Washington
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When did the Battle of Bunker hill happen
1775
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Where did the Militia wait for the redcoats
On top of bunker hill
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What did the militia have to do because they were low on ammunition
They were told not to fire until you see the whites of their eyes
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How many times did the redcoats run up the hill before the militia retreated
3
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What did the battle at bunker hill prove
It proved that the militia could fight
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Who was Tomas Pain
He was a revolutionary writter
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What did Tomas Pain write
Common sense
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What did Tomas Pain say in his book Common sense
He said that all American's should support independence and that it was crazy for an island to rule a continent
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Who did Tomas Pain give all the profits from his book to
He gave all the profits to the war