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30 Cards in this Set
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What were colonists reactions to the Tea Act?
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They held Boycotts and propaganda, held the Boston Tea Party, and destroyed tea shipments.
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Which member of the sons of liberty presented a series of resolutions
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Patrick Henry
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Who founded the committees of correspondence
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Samuel Adams
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What is the definition of boycott?
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a popular protest method
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What is the definition of propaganda?
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Information given only on a side of a argument
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What was the purpose of the Quartering Acts?
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Force colonists to quarter, or house and supply, british soldiers
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What was the agreement that set the new nation's borders?
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Treaty of paris of 1783
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How did the war progress in the southern colonies up to washington's victory at yorktown?
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Prepared for a major attack on the weekend British troops.
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Who won the battle of yorktown?
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Victory for the patriots -ended the war
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Who won the battle of Saratoga?
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The patriots
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Who won the second continental congress?
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John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman
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What happened on July 4th 1776?
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The continental Congress approved the Declaration of independence
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What did Paine's common sense help?
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Paine's common sense helped change the way many colonists viewed Britain
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The declaration did not recognize what?
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The rights of the enslaved African Americans.
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Define and explain the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition
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this was named because the olive branch is a symbol for peace
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Generate a list of two actions taken by the first continental congress towards Great Britain
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-Started A boycott towards british goods
-Prepared the army for a war |
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Explain two reasons why members of the first continental congress met. Inclue the date, city/state and number of delegates.
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-September 1774
-56 continental delegates -Philadelphia, PA |
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Explain John Dickinsons position.
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John Dickinson thought that the colonist should make peace with great britain
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Explain Patrick Henry's position.
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Patrick Henry thought that there was no way to avoid a fight. He said "Arms are a resource to which we shall be forced"
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What is boycott and why did the colonists boycott?
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People refused to buy certain goods. The colonists boycotted the british goods, british raised taxes. Their goods so the colonists were harder to live in america
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Who were the sons of liberty? what did they do?
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They were a secret group. They used violence to frighten tax collectors.
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What is taxation without representation?
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the colonists were being taxed but that wasn't fair because they werent being asked or represented
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What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
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To keep the peace with Britain
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what action did the second continental congress take?
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To defend the colonies and chose Virginia George Washington to command the continental army.
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What was the purpose of the continental army?
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To defend the colonies and chose Virginian George Washington to command this army
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Why did the Second Continental congress meet?
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to decide how they were reacting to the fighting
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What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
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To keep the peace with Britain
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what action did the second continental congress take?
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To defend the colonies and chose Virginia George Washington to command the continental army.
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What was the purpose of the continental army?
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To defend the colonies and chose Virginian George Washington to command this army
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Why did the Second Continental congress meet?
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to decide how they were reacting to the fighting
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