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How many people from Europe and Africa migrated to the colonies? |
400,000 |
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What proportion of the population were slaves in 1763? |
One sixth |
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Who were governors appointed by? |
The British King |
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Roughly what percentage of white males were able to vote? |
50 |
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What were the umbilical chords attaching the colonies to Britain known as? |
Charters |
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Colonial supervision rested with which board? |
Board of trade |
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The unofficial system of the colonies being left to their own devices was known as? |
Salutary neglect |
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What was mercantilism? |
The belief that the colonies existed to serve the economic interests of the mother country |
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What were enumerated commodities? |
Listed items affected by navigation acts |
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What happened to the national debt of Britain over the course of the Seven Years war? |
It doubled |
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How many delegates attended the Stamp act congress? |
27 delegates from nine colonies |
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When was the Stamp act repealed? |
March 1766 |
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What group disbanded after the Stamp act crisis? |
The Sons of Liberty |
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By 1769, how many colonies had organisations to boycott British goods? |
12 |
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What organisations were made to enforce the boycott of British goods? |
Committees of inspection |
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What happened to violators of the non-importation agreement? |
They were tarred and feathered |
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What town started the economic boycott in 1768? |
Boston |
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What ship did the customs commissioners seize in June 1768? |
Hancock's ship the Liberty |
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Who was made the first secretary of state for America in January 1768? |
Earl of Hillsborough |
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A customs informer killed who in February 1770? |
An eleven year old |
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How many Bostonians were killed in the Boston massacre? |
Five |
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Who were the eight convicted soldiers of the massacre defended By? |
John Adams |
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How many of the eight soldiers were acquitted in the trial after the massacre? |
Six |
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Who repealed the Townshend duties in January 1770? |
Lord North |
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In 1771, who organisations were created in order to communicate colonial grievances across Massachusetts? |
Committees of Correspondence |
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When was a Tea Act introduced? |
1773 |
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What company was the Tea Act designed to save? |
The East India Tea Company |
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How many sons of Liberty men were disguised as Native Americans? |
60 |
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How much were the 342 tea chests worth? |
£10,000 |
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When were the Coercive acts passed? |
Early 1774 |
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What were the Coercive acts called? |
The Intolerable acts |
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What did the Boston port act do? |
It closed Boston to all trade until it repaid the cost of the Tea |
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What was the impartial administration of Justice act? |
Provided for the transfer to Britain of murder trials |
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What was the Massachusetts Government Act? |
Allowed the royal governor to appoint and dismiss civil officials |
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What colony emulated what Boston did with the Tea in March 1774? |
New York |
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What colony passed a resolution condemning the Coercive acts? |
Virginia |
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How many colonial newspapers were there by 1775? |
42 |
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What colony sent a circular letter denouncing the Townshend duties in 1768? |
Massachusetts |
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Who published A Summary of the Rights of British America? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Who published twelve essays under the pseudonym Novangulus? |
John Adams |
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How many delegates were sent to the first continental congress? |
56 |
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What Articles did the congress endorse? |
The Suffolk resolves |
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What organisations were formed in 1774 to impose non-importation? |
Committees of Inspection |
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When was the stamp act repealed? |
March 1766 |
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What act stated that the colonies were subservient to Britain? |
Declaratory act |
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What group disbanded after the stamp act's repeal? |
The Sons of Liberty |
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Who was Rockingham replaced with in 1766? |
William Pitt |
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How much was the revenue act designed to raise? |
£40,000 |
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The American board of customs commissioners was to be placed Where? |
Boston |
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What act was designed to remedy the shortage of military accommodation in the Colonies? |
Quartering act |
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Who wrote the letters of a pennsylvannian farmer? |
John Dickinson |
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What assembly was suspended for refusing to comply with the quartering act? |
New York assembly |
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When did parliament declare Massachusetts in a state of rebellion? |
February 1775 |
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What was the Quebec act designed to do? |
Solve the problem of governing French inhabitants of Canada |
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By the spring of 1775, how many colonists were serving on Committees of Inspection? |
7000 |
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What organisation was responsible for the organisation of military resources? |
Provincial congress |
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What colonies seized cannon, arms and munitions from British forts? |
Rhode Island and New Hampshire |
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What notable colony still remained loyal to Britain? |
New York |
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In November 1774 who recommended to North the suspension of the Coercive acts? |
General Gage |
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What two politicians suggested and proposed bills for the repeal of the Coercive acts? |
Chatham and Burke |
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When were troops sent to Salem to seize munitions? |
February 1775 |
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How many men were sent to Concord under Colonol Smith? |
700 |
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Who informed the Massachusetts militia of Smith's men? |
Paul Revere |
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How many troops did the British lose in Lexington? |
273 |
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How many men did the American lose at Lexington? |
92 |
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When was the second continental congress? |
May 1775 |
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How much paper money was issued after the congress? |
$2 million |
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Who was appointed to command the continental army? |
George Washington |
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How many of the Virginia Stamp Act resolutions were passed? |
5 |
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What church was officially recognised in Quebec? |
Catholic church |
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What did the Boston committee of Correspondence draft? |
A solemn league and convenant |
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How many men did Pennsylvannia vote to raise? |
4300 men |
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How many New England militia besieged Boston? |
20,000 |
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How many delegates were sent to the second continental congress? |
65 |
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What king was in power during the period of 1760-1766? |
George III |
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What percent of slaves lived in the South? |
90 percent |
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What percent of the colonial population were church goers? |
74 percent |
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Who wrote common sense? |
Thomas Paine |
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How many copies did common sense sell? |
120,000 |
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What was Olive Branch? |
A last chance of reconciliation directed at George III |
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What was the king called in common sense? |
Royal brute |
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How many colonies voted for independence on first hearing? |
9 |
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What did Chatham describe the tea party as? |
Criminal |
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Who after the tea party was made governor of Massachusetts? |
Gage |
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Who sent spies through Massachusetts? |
Gage |
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Where did Gage sent troops to to seize weapons? |
Salem |
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Why did George reject the Olive Branch? |
It was from an illegal body |
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How many men were bottled up in Boston in 1775? |
9000 |
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Where did Congress decide to invade in 1775? |
Canada |
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Instead of Bunker hill what did the colonists occupy? |
Breeds hill |
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How many chests of tea were destroyed? |
342 |
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How many troops did Gage ask for in 1774? |
10,000 |
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How big was the continental army meant to be? |
20,000 |
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How many loyalists evacuated Boston in March 1776? |
1000 |
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Who was offered freedom by Dunmore for fighting with loyalists? |
Slaves |
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What were the three colonial groups? |
Southern colonies, middle colonies and new England colonies |
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Where were the native Americans a powerful force? |
West of the appalachians |
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What exports rose from £14 to £100 million? |
Tobacco |
