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Unit 2 Flashcards

Road to Revolution

1
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What was the Sugar Act

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An acted created by parliament that set taxes on sugar and molasses

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Why did parliament pass to sugar act

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To raise money in colonies because of debt from war

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What were the colonists reactions to the sugar act

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Upset because the British had taxed them without their consent

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4
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Who founded the Committees of Correspondence

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Samuel Adams

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5
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What did Samuel Adams believe

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The British could not tax the colonies without their consent

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What did the Committees of Correspondence do?

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They got in touch with other towns and colonies to share ideas about ways to challenge British laws

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7
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Where did the first colonial Boycott start?

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New York

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What is a boycott?

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When people refused to buy British goods

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9
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What year was the stamp act passed?

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1765

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What did the stamp act require colonists to do?

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required colonists to pay for an official stamp/seal when buying paper items (legal documents, licenses, newspapers, playing cards)

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11
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What was the colonial reaction to the stamp act

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They were upset and formed the sons of liberty

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12
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What does correspondence mean

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Communication through letters

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13
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What was the declaratory act?

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parliament said they had the power to create laws for the colonies

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What was the Townshend act?

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Places duties on grass, lead, paper, paint, and tea

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15
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What were the writs of assistance

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Allowed unlimited search warrants for redcoats to look for smuggles goods

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16
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When did the Boston Massacre occur

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March 5th, 1770

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17
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What was the attitude of Bostonians towards Redcoats

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Saw them as a threat from the British empire

18
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What were the crispus attacks

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First to die in the Boston Massacre, was an African American sailor

19
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What is Propaganda

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A story giving one side of the argument

20
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Who created the ‘Bloody Massacre”

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Paul Revere

21
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Who did John Adams represent as a result of the Boston Massacre

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Defended the Redcoats

22
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What was the verdict of the Boston Massacre trial

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Jury found soldiers not guilty and they were released (fired from self-defense)

23
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What was the purpose of the Tea Act

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To calm down colonists

24
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What was the Tea Act

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given monopoly on tea making the British east India company the only one colonists could buy tea from

25
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What was the Boston Tea Party

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The members of the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Natives and dumped 340 tea chests into the Boston Harbor

26
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What was created due to the Boston Tea Party

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The intolerable acts (coercive acts)

27
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What does coerce mean

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To force, intimidate, bully

28
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what did the coercive acts state

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  1. Boston Harbor was closed until Boston paid for the tea
  2. Massachusetts Charter was dismissed (committees of correspondence banned) and governor decided Legislature meetings
  3. Royal Officers accused of crimes were sent to Britain for trial
  4. Quartering Act - required citizens to house soldiers
  5. Quebec Act - gave land to colony of Quebec
  6. Thomas Gage was the new governor
29
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What did the Coercive acts end up doing to the colonists

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Ended up uniting them

30
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What does civil disobedience mean

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breaking a law as a means of non-violent protest

31
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What does Intolerable mean

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Unbearable, unendurable

32
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What did the First Continental congress decide

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  1. To ban all trade with British until intolerable acts were repealed
  2. Begin training colonial militias
  3. Send declaration of rights to king
33
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What did the declaration of rights say

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Said colonists had rights to life, liberty, and property

34
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Definition of act

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law

35
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Definition of boycott

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when people refuse to buy goods as a means of protest

36
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Definition of Committee

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A group created for a specific purpose

37
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Definition of Correspondence

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communication through letters

38
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Definition of Propaganda

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An exaggerated version of the truth showing one side of the argument to persuade an audience

39
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Definition of Civil Disobedience

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Breaking a law as a means of non-violent protests

40
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What were the major events of Lexington

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British troops arrived at town of Lexington looking to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.

Shot heard round the world, no one knows who fired first

8 minutemen died but Samuel Adams and John Hancock escaped

41
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Major events of concord

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8th grade U.S History (3 decks)

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