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Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?

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To make up for the debts in the French and Indian war

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What does salutary neglect mean?

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Salutary neglect is an American history term that refers to an unofficial and long-lasting 17th- & 18th-century British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to England.

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What is smuggling?

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Selling stuff illegal

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What was George Grenville’s first action in the colonies? (To combat what?)

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He made the stamp act which is anything made with paper had to have a stamp on it

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What are the writs of assistance?

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were first authorized by an act of the English Parliament in 1660 (12 Charles 2 c. 29), and were issued by the Court of Exchequer to help customs officials search for smuggled goods.e

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How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?

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It was by dropping taxes on molasses

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What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)

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It took away inasint until proven guilty

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What was the Stamp Act?

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It made it were any thing made I’m paper had to have a stamp on it or it was illegal

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Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?

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John adams

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What was the name of the settlement created between the Holston and Nolichucky Rivers by regulators that lost at the Battle of Alamance?

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Watuga

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Who owned the ship Liberty?

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John Hancocku

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What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?

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By over exaggerating

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What is information designed to influence opinion?

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If you make it seem like everything is bad in paintings and that person who painted it everybody trusts then u r going to have people on ur side

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How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?

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5

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What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?

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Townshed acts

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What occurs when only one company controls a product?

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Monopoly and people are forsed to buy that product

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What event was a response to the Tea Act of 1773?

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Boston tea party

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During the time of the Boston Tea Party most colonists considered themselves to be part of what empire?

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Great Britain

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As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?

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That the harbours be shut down until they pay for the tea

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Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?

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Yes

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What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?

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Minuteman

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What was Paul Revere famous for shouting?

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The revenges are coming

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What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?

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The battle on bunker hill

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Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill?

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William Prescott

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What is his famous quote from this battle?

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“I cannot answer for his men, but Prescott will fight you to the gates of Hell. … time , for I am going to the hill tomorrow and I shall never come off.

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What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?

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That the colonist are better than what they thought

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Who were people who considered the unfair taxes upon the colonies not good reasons to rebel?

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Loyalists

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Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?

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Rebels

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Who headed up the first post office in America?

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Benjamin Franklin

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What was created by the Second Continental Congress to better organize military efforts?

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To have military people always be trained and be better suited for battle

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What expressed the colonists desire for peace?

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So they could have freedom and rule their selfs

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What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write?

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Common sense

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What does Paine believe the colonies should be a refuge from?

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Greta Britain

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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John Adams,John Hancock,Benjamin Franklin

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What day was the Declaration of Independence accepted/approved?

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July 4

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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

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To make a foundation

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Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

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JOHN HANCOCK

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What is the introduction of the Declaration of Independence called?

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Parment

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Did the Declaration of Independence explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation?

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To have freedom

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What was rung on July 8, 1774 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?

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The liberty bell

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