Causes of American Revolution Flashcards

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1
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Who won the French Indian war?

A

English

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2
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Which gov. was in debt after the French Indian war?

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English government

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3
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Native Americans under chief Pontiac continued to attack colonists who moved into the ____

A

Ohio Valley

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4
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British government decided to keep an ___ in America to protect ___

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They decided to keep an army in America to protect colonists

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The British thought the ___ should pay the ___ expense

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They wanted the colonists to pay the army expenses

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What proclamation said that colonists weren’t allowed to settle in Ohio Valley?

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Proclamation of 1763

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when Prime Minister George Grenville passed the ______ acts, colonists cried “__”

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Sugar and stamp acts. “No taxation without representation”

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8
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No taxation without representation meant what?

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The British had representation in Parliament but colonists didn’t

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Many colonial men joined what group in protest to Britain?

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Sons of Liberty

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What did colonists organize and to do what?

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They organized boycotts and refused to buy British goods

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Colonists did what to get items in and out of the country?

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They smuggled

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12
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What was it called when the British red coats open fired on a crowd, killing five people and wounding others?

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The Boston Massacre

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13
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In what year did the Boston Massacre take place in?

A

1770

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14
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What British organization made the decisions about taxes?

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British East Indian Company

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15
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60 members of what group dressed up as mohawk indians?

A

The Sons of Liberty

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16
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What did the Sons of Liberty do during the Boston tea party?

A

Dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor

17
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What act was made to punish colonists (especially Massachusetts for the tea party)

A

The intolerable acts

18
Q

What local groups wrote letters to each other about what was happening in the colonies?

A

The committee of corresponders

19
Q

Where did the first Continental Congress meet?

A

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania