The Beginning of the Revolution

Question 1

Ethan Park
Flashcards

Answer 1

1/2B Social Studies 8

Question 2

Who was King George III?

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A British King that sent 10,000 soldiers to America to enforce the Proclamation.

Question 3

James Otis

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Strongly disagreed with the Stamp Act and responded by stating: “Taxation without representation is tyranny!”

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Whigs

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A political party that opposed British rule and wanted to change and create new laws.

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Patrick Henry

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Called for resistance towards unfair British taxes in the House of Burgesses.

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Committees of Safety

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Secret groups that organized resistance towards taxes in the colonies.

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Sons of Liberty

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A group of young men that carried out protests against British taxes.

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Paul Revere

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Rode from Boston to Lexington in order to alert people of “violent” British soldiers.

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John Adams

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An important figure in the creation and passing of the Declaration of Independence.

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Committees of Correspondence

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A group of men that represented a certain colony and exchanged thoughts about politics.

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General Gage

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Ordered by the British government to arrest Patriot leaders and destroy militia supplies.

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Billy Dawes

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Rode to Lexington from Boston at the same time Revere did, yet taking a more dangerous route.

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Samuel Prescott

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Rode from Lexington to Concord, finishing Revere and Dawes’s journey after being stopped by British soldiers.

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Patriots

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A new name for the political group that wanted to free the colonies from British rule.

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Loyalists

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A new name for the political group that wanted to stay loyal to Britain and not rebel.

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Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

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Led the attack on Fort Ticonderoga, winning the area as well as large amounts of artillery.

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George Washington

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Appointed to command the Continental Army, and he accepted the role.

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Thomas Paine

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Wrote the document “Common Sense”, encouraging colonists to fight for freedom.

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Richard Henry Lee

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Announced a resolution in the Second Continental Congress that declared that all political connections with Britain should be dissolved.

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Stamp Act Congress

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A group of men from nine colonies that met to discuss the Stamp Act put in place by Britain.

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Boston Massacre

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A violent incident that occurred between eight British soldiers and a mob of angry colonists.

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Boston Tea Party

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A protest by the Sons of Liberty to oppose the Tea Act.

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First Continental Congress

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A group of twelve men each representing a colony (Georgia did not have a representative) that met to discuss politics.

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Battle of Lexington and Concord

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The first two battles between multiple militias and around 700 British soldiers. They ultimately were the start of the American Revolution.

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Second Continental Congress

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All thirteen colonies sent representatives to Philadelphia for a second time to discuss the colony’s relationship with Britain

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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Militias positioned just outside Boston that were attacked by British soldiers. The British advanced on the colonists three times, taking over the land, but suffered many more casualties than the colonists.

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Sugar Act

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A tax put in place by Britain on molasses, and increased penalties for smugglers.

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Stamp Act

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A small tax put in place by Britain on newspapers, diplomas, contracts, and other legal documents.

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Declaratory Act

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An act put in place by Britain that declared that Parliament had supreme ruling over the colonies.

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Townshend Acts/Writs of Assistance

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A law introduced by Britain that put a tax on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea.

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Tea Act

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Required colonists to buy tea strictly from the British East India tea company.

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Intolerable Acts

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A law put in place by Britain that closed the port at Boston and required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

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Olive Branch Petition

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Sent to King George III by the Second Continental Congress in an attempt to restore peace and the colonist’s loyalty to Britain.

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Common Sense

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A document written by Thomas Paine that encouraged colonists to fight back against Britain.

Question 35

Declaration of Independence

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A document written by Thomas Jefferson and voted for by the Second Continental Congress, declaring America’s independence from Britain.