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30 Cards in this Set
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What is treason?
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working against the government
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What was the Stamp Act?
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a tax where colonists had to buy a stamp for everything printed to show taxes have been paid
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What was the first colonial legislature called?
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The House of Burgesses
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What does self-government mean?
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Able to make your own laws
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What did Patrick Henry do?
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he told people that they should decide on what taxes they had to pay
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What were some things the colonists bought from the British?
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sugar, molasses, paper, glass, paint, tea
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What does it mean to boycott?
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to refuse to buy something
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What are Legislatures?
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small governing bodies that make laws
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How did King George anger colonists?
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he told them to stop settling in western lands won from France, gave to Indians + gave governors more power
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What were some things that the British bought from the colonists?
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furs, fish, tobacco, rice, corn
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What is representation?
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having someone speak for you
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What is a tax?
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money paid to a government to run the country
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Who was the king of England during colonial times?
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King George III
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The people in the colonies could vote on laws
Yes or No |
NO
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What is liberty?
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freedom
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What does democracy mean?
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Government in which people take part
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Who chose the governor in royal colonies?
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the king
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What is Parliament?
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Britian's congress
makes laws |
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What is a petition?
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request of action signed by people
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What is authority?
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control
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What angered colonists the most?
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they had no say in their taxes
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What are allies?
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Friends in War
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Who chose the governor in porprietory colonies?
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proprieator
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Who were the loyalists?
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colonists who sided with the British
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What is public opinion?
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what people think
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What was the Sugar Act?
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a tax put on things sold by colonists esp. sugar
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Who were the Sons of Liberty?
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people who met to talk about taxes
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What was the French and Indiam War?
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French in Canada began building forts on British land in Ohio River Valley. Indians helped British defeat French
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What happened when the colonists asked King George to change the Stamp Act?
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he ignored them
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What is a tariff?
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a tax on goods brought into a country
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