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SS Test Flashcards

1
Q

a group of angry British soldiers fired guns at defenseless colonist and killed 5 people on March 5, 1770

A

Boston Massacre

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2
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a group of people who wrote to each other about local events

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Committee of Correspondence

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3
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a law that said the East India Company would be the only one allowed to sell tea to the colonies

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Tea Act

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4
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the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves and dumped all the tea from ships

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Boston Tea Party

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5
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The 4 laws made after the Boston Tea Party

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Intolerable Act

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6
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Intolerable Act Laws:

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  1. British Soldiers sent back
  2. colonists food and house soldiers
  3. Massachusetts’s was put under control of British General
  4. The port of Boston was closed
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7
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colonists who opposed british rule were called

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patriots

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8
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colonists who remained loyal to the king were known as

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loyalists

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9
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a meeting to discuss the intolerable act

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First Continental Congress

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10
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a volunteer army is called

A

militia

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11
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the militia group called themselves _________ because they could be ready to fight very quickly.

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minutemen

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12
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a place in Massachusetts’s where the Boston Massacre happened

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Boston

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13
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the place where 12 leaders met to talk about the Intolerable Act

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Philadelphia

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14
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a place in Virginia where Patrick Henry made a famous speech “Liberty or Death”

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Richmond

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15
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a group of sailors who led a group to a protest

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Crispus Attacks

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16
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This person opposed British taxes and defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre

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John Adams

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17
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known as “express rider”

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Paul Revere

18
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a British general who took control of Boston

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Thomas Gage

19
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the man who represented Virginia in the First Continential Congress- voted to stop British taxes - fought in French and Indian War

A

George Washington

20
Q

What events brought Boston and Britain closer to war

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  • Boston Massacre
  • Boston Tea Party
  • Intolerable Acts
21
Q

The goal of the Committees of Correspondence was to

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share news quickly

22
Q

Cause: parliament passed the Tea Act

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Effect: Boston Tea Party

23
Q

Cause: tensions rose between soldiers and colonists in Boston

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Effect: Boston Massacre

24
Q

The ___________ required all colonists to pay tax on printed materials

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stamp act

25
Q

Laws requiring a tax to be paid on imported goods

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Townshend Acts

26
Q

A battle that took place on Breed’s Hill- many British soldiers were lost

A

Battle of Bunker Hill

27
Q

The _________________ supported the boycott of imported goods by making tea from herbs and berries and weaving their own cloth

A

Daughters of Liberty

28
Q

Who accepted the position of commander for Continental Army

A

George Washington

29
Q

Common Sense was published and convinced many people that

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it was time to declare independence

30
Q

Cause: congress decides to declare independence

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Effect: Declaration of Independence is written

31
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What did Thomas Jefferson do to help with Declaration of Indpendence

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wrote the words and helped come up with ideas

32
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Who published Common Sense

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Thomas Paine

33
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Army of paid soldiers

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Continental Army

34
Q

a written request for rights or benefits

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petition

35
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Freedoms are

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rights

36
Q

a crime of fighting against ones own country

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treason

37
Q

what events marked the beginning of the American Revolution

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  • the shot heard around the world
  • the Battle of Bunker Hill
38
Q

How did Paul Revere warn the colonists

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rode to concord and lexingtion to warn militias

39
Q

Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott were all

A

Express Riders

40
Q

John Hancock was a

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patriot leader

41
Q

the war between the 13 colonies and Great Britain - the colonies were fighting for freedom

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American Revolution

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