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1
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What does salutary neglect mean?

A

Not strictly enforcing most laws

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2
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What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?

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Salutary neglect, colonies made their own laws, many more landowners in the colonies than England

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3
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Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?

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To pay for the French and Indian War

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4
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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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5
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How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?

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

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6
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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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7
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What was the Stamp Act?

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Placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies

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8
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Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?

A

Patrick Henry

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9
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What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?

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A secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonies and fight taxation by the British

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10
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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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It states 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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Taxed imported goods before they arrived in the colonies

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13
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Who owned the ship Liberty?

A

John Hancock

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14
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What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed?

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The colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies

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15
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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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16
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What is information designed to influence opinion?

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Propaganda

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17
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How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?

18
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What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?

A

The Townshead Acts

19
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What occurs when only one company controls a product?

20
Q

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

A

Boston Tea Party

21
Q

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

22
Q

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

A

Intolerable Acts

23
Q

Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?

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

25
What did Paul Revere shout to warn the colonists of an impending attack?
"The Regulars Are Coming Out"
26
What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
The Battle of Lexington
27
Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill and what was his famous quote?
William Prescott, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
28
What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
That defending the Americans wouldn't be quick or easy
29
Who were people who considered the unfair taxes upon the colonies not good reasons to rebel?
Loyalists
30
Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?
Patriots
31
Who headed up the first post office in America?
Benjamin Franklin
32
What was created by the Second Continental Congress to better organize military efforts?
The Continental Army
33
What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write?
Common Sense
34
What does Paine believe the colonies should be a refuge from?
Tyrants and Persecution
35
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
36
What day was the Declaration of Independence accepted/approved?
July 4, 1776
37
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
Explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation
38
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
39
What is the introduction of the Declaration of Independence called?
Preamble
40
Did the Declaration of Independence explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation?
Yes
41
What was rung on July 8, 1776 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?
The Liberty Bell

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