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Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Continental Army leader

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George Washington

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taxation w/o representation

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colonists thought only their own assemblies could tax them

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Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts

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to punish colonists; forced to let soldiers live with colonists; no town meetings in MA; closed Boston Harbor

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Proclamation of 1763

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to control westward expansion

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Loyalists

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sided with Britain; loyal; didn’t want independence

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Patriots

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supported right to independence

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Crispus Attucks

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colonist killed in Boston Massacre

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John Hancock

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president of Second Continental Congress

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Samuel Adams

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organized Sons of Liberty

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Thomas Paine

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wrote pamphlet “Common Sense” calling for break with Britain; a pain for the British

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Ethan Allen

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leader of Green Mountain Boys

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John Locke’s ideas

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right to life, liberty; & property; govt. must protect those rights; rightfully overthrow govt. if it infringes (stomps on) those rights

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Tea Act

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removed some taxes on tea, BUT colonists didn’t like being forced to buy certain tea

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Parliament’s reaction to Boston Tea Party

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passed Coercive Acts to punish colonists

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location of first fighting

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New England (Boston area)

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smuggling

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colonists did it to avoid paying taxes

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Continental Congress

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represented Americans & challenged British control

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reasons for Boston Massacre

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taxes; occupying armies; rude & violent soldiers; soldiers stealing, fighting, competing for jobs

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minutemen

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called that b/c ready to fight at a minute’s notice

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ESSAY: Distinguish between First & Second Continental Congress by discussing the decisions of each.

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First Continental Congress

  • met Sept. 1774
  • statement of grievances
  • voted to boycott British goods & trade
  • endorse Suffolk Resolves–which mean arm themselves and form militias
  • called for repeal of 13 acts of Parliament
  • meet again if things don’t improve
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ESSAY continued

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Second Continental Congress

  • met May 1775
  • authorized printing of $
  • set up post office
  • set up committees to communicate with Native Americans & other countries
  • created Continental Army w/ G. Washington as leader
  • sent Olive Branch Petition to keep things from going further–Britain ignored it

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