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What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?

A
  1. Great Britain treated the colonies with salutary neglect.
  2. The colonies made their own laws and acted independently from GB.
  3. Land was cheapee than in Europe and there were more landowners in the colonies than in England.
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Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?

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During the F&I War, England became in debt and they began to tax the colonists to pay it off

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What is importing or exporting without paying proper taxes on goods? (Also GB’s top priority in the colonies at this time)

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Smuggling

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How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?

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Lowered the tax on molasses to try and convince people to stop smuggling in 1764

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5
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What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)

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“Innocent until proven guilty”

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What was the Stamp Act?

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Placed a tax on almost all printed materials. Could not be sold without a stamp from Bristish officials

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7
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Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?

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Patrick Henry

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What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?

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Was a secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonists and fight taxation by the by the British.

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9
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Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?

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Samuel Adams

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What was important about the Declaratory Act?

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Stated that England had the right to tax the colonies in all cases

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What was important about the Townshend Acts?

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Imported goods before they even come to the colonies

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12
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Who owned the ship Liberty?

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John Hancock

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13
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What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed?

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To house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies

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14
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What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?

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The Boston Massacre

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15
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What is information designed to influence opinion?

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Propaganda

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How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?

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5 people

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17
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What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?

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Tea & Intolerable Acts

18
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What occurs when only one company controls a product?

A

Monopoly

19
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What event was a response to the Tea Act of 1773?

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Tea was cheaper than any other tea in the colonies and colonists have no representation

20
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What does salutary neglect mean?

A

Not strictly enforcing most laws

21
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During the time of the Boston Tea Party most colonists considered themselves to be part of what empire?

A

Some considered themselves to be part of the British empire

22
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As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?

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The Intolerable Acts (harsh laws)

23
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Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?

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No

24
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What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?

A

Minutemen

25
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What did Paul Revere shout to warn the colonists of an impending attack?

A

“The regulars are coming out!”

26
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What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?

A

The Battle at Lexington

27
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Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill and what was his famous quote?

A

William Prescott

“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.”

28
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What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?

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Defeating the Americans wouldn’t be quick or easy

29
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Who were people who considered the unfair taxes upon the colonies was not a good reason to rebel?

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Loyalists

30
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Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?

A

Patriots

31
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Who headed up the first post office in America?

A

Second Contitnental Congress

32
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What was created by the Second Continental Congress to better organize military efforts?

A

Continental Army

33
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What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write?

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Common Sense

34
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What does Paine believe the colonies should be a refuge from?

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Tyrants & Persecution

35
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

36
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What day was the Declaration of Independence accepted/approved?

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July 4, 1776

37
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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

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To explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation

38
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Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

A

John Hancock

39
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What is the introduction of the Declaration of Independence called?

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The Preamble

40
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Did the Declaration of Independence explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation?

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Yes

41
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What was rung on July 8, 1776 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?

A

The Liberty Bell

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