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Chapter 4 sec 2 quiz (lexington and Concord) Flashcards

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pontiac’s rebellion

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uprising of Ottawa, Huron, Potawatomi, and other Indian groups against the british in the spring of 1763

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proclamation of 1763

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order issued by King george to close the region west of the Appalachian mountain to all settlement by colonists

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stamp act

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law that placed a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and most other printed materials

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boycott

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a refusal to certain products or use of certain services

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boston massacre

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the incident of the british sending over troops to put down violent resistance that led to the killing of five colonists

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first continental congress

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where committees of Correspondence in several colonies called for a meeting to plan a united response to the developments

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battles of lexington and concord

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battle between the militia and British troops that led to the burning of all their goods and the death of many back in Boston

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revolutionary war

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the war sparked after the battles of lexington and concord

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why did the british want to put a tax on everything

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because they were in a heavy debt

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what did the british do to try and escape this debt

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noticing that colonies in america were prospering, he placed different forms of taxes on everything.

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11
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when was the sugar act

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1764

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who was in charge of the sugar act and what was his job

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George greenville; it is going to be his job to get all the money that they needed from debt

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what was the sugar act

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tax placed on sugar and molasses because colonists are british subject/
colonists protest and smuggle sugar and molasses

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what type of tax was the sugar act

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an indirect tax

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what were the two types of taxes

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diret taxes and indirect taxes

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direct taxes

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taxes you pay and you know exactly what you are paying/ hard to change excuse people know what they are paying

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indirect taxes

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taxes that are figured into the price of an object so you don’t know what your paying/ easy to change since people don’t know what they are paying in the first place

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18
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how much did the sugar acts reduce the price of molasses by

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one half

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what was the colonists reaction to the sugar act

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since this was an indirect tax most colonists did not know the law existed so they did not care

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what was the quartering acts about

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the housing of the soldiers

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why was the quartering acts put into place

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Britain thought that it was going to save them money

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what was the stamp act

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a tax placed on any printed materials

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when was the stamp act issued

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march 1765

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when did the stamp act go into affect

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november 1st 1765

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what happened to the people who were in charge of stamping everything

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they were tarred and feathered

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what type of tax was the stamp act

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a direct tax

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what were the colonies three forms of reaction

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sons of liberty
letter to the king
colonial boycott

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who was apart of the sons of liberty

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sam adams
james otis
other people

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who was the leader of the sons of liberty

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sam adams

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what was the letter to the king

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you cannot tax us because they are not part of the British parliament

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what is the saying (caramia)

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no taxation without representation

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stamp act congress

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colonies are going to get together to talk about the stamp act and what they should do about it; end up repealing it

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what did britain have to say to the stamp act congress

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they passed the Declaratory act and made it clear that they are the authority

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what was the townsend acts

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used to raise revenue;/

used in paint, paper, tea, glass, and led

35
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who was the townsend acts named after

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charles townsend

36
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when were the townsend acts

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1767

37
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when the townsend acts were over and done with, what item remained on it

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tea

38
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direct representation

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they need to live in the area that you represent

39
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indirect representation

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in england there was a representative for all colonies (from england)

40
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why did the tax on tea remain

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to show their authority

41
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what happens because they keep tea under the tax

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they resort to coffee

42
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when was the boston massacre

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march 5th 1770

43
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where did the bosotn massacre happen

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outside the customs house

44
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what aren’t i going to do?

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make flashcards on everything little thing that happened in the boston massacre

45
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who became the lawyer for the british

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john adams

46
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who was the captain of the british during the boston massacre

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captain preston

47
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who was the lt. gov. for mass

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thomas Hutchinson

48
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who said what really happened at the boston massacre while in court

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richard palms

49
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what did palms say

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• Asked if he had the intention to fire among the crowd
 Preston responded that he would be foolish to so
• Also says that Preston was standing in front of his men, not behind like they say
• The words to fire were said after the first shot was fired

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what happened to the british

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finds britain not guilty

51
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what was the committees of Correspondance

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committees formed in every colony that would keep all of the colonies apprised of the situation that was going on

52
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who formed the committee

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john adams and james otis

53
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when was the boston tea party

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december 1773

54
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after the boston tea party where does the tea have to be taken from

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east india company

55
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how many cases of tea were destroyed

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344 cases

56
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what did britain do after the boston tea party

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the intolerable acts (coercive acts)

57
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when did the intolerable acts happen

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spring of 1774

58
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what were the intolerable acts

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britain said they are going to close the port of boston until all of the tea was paid for

59
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what was the quebec acts

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britain said that the border of Canada is dropped to the Ohio valley, so now the Ohio valley is higher, so the British own it because it is on their land
the colonists had already spread themselves westward so all that land that they had over there was no longer there’s because it was taken away through this acts

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what did the colonists do after the intolerable and quebec acts

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called together the first continental congress

61
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where did the first continental congress meet

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carpenters hall in Philadelphia on september 5th of 1774

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what was the only colony that did not go to the first continental congress

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georgia because they had a lot of people living their that were still loyal to the king

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how many delegates were there

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50

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what did the congress suggest

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that each colony raise its militia even more than before because it wasn’t going to be long before it all turned into warfare

65
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what was the declaration of resolves

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something the congress drew up; was asking the king, again, to consider compromising with the colonies

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what was the last thing that the congress decided

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they would meet in may 1755 if the situation did not get any better (second continental congress{when the declaration of independence was written})

67
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when was the battle of lexington and concord

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april 18-19 1775

68
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what were the battles known as

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known as the show heard round the world

69
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who fired the shot “heard round the world”

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no one knows

70
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what did paul revere do

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warned everyone that the british were coming

71
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who wins the battle at lexington

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the british duh

72
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how many british soldiers are killed and wounded

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269

73
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what did George Washington say

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that either they are going to live their lives as slaves to the british, or the land of America would be drenched in blood

74
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how many pounds of debt did the british have

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144 pounds of debt

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