Chapter6 Flashcards

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Tories

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Pro-British Colonists

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Boston Tea Party

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342 cases of tea, valued more than £10,000, were dumped into the harbor

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Coercive Acts

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intended to punish and subjugate the troublesome colony.

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Intolerable Acts

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Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, Quebec Act

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Quebec Act

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designed for the particular needs of French Canadians who had lived under British occupation

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Declaration of American Rights

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stated that the colonies must be autonomous, or selfgoverning, in nearly every respect

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6
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militia

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“citizen soldiers,”

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regulars

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were professional, full-time soldiers

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minutemen

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formed a quick first line of defense in case the redcoats invaded the countryside.

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Patrick Henry

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stated “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!”

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Paul Revere

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forewarned by midnight riders

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Loyalists

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In favor the of King continuing to rule

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Hessias

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German mercaneries

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Henry Knox

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Colonel ordered to go to Fort Ticonderoga

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Valley Forge

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Revolutionary War harsh winter headquarters

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15
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Francis Marion

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The Swamp Fox

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Treaty of Paris

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September 3, 1783