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36 Cards in this Set
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The British ____________ made laws for all British people.
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Parliament
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The first colonial legislature that was started in the Virginia Colony.
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House of Burgesses
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After the French and Indian War, _______ became a Virginia Colony.
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French Canada and Spain Florida
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American colonists were asked to cover the cost of the French and Indian Way by paying ________
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Taxes
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The sugar Act angered many colonists because it required them to pay a _________ or tax, on goods brought into the colonies.
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Tariff
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Colonists who supported the actions of the British government were known as Tories, or _______
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Loyalists
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Many colonists were against the Stamp Act because it was an example of taxation without ____________
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Representation
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Many colonists protested the Stamp Act with a ________ of British goods.
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Boycott
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Parliament _______ the Stamp Act and made the Townshend Act.
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Repealed
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Who was the runaway slave who was killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre?
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Crispus Attucks
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The colonists formed the ____________ to keep the colonists informed about protests against British Laws.
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Committee of Correspondence
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The Sons of Liberty protested the tax on tea with an action that later became known as the _______ _____ ________.
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Boston Tea Party
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What did The king do to to the colonists after the Boston Tea Party?
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Blocked the Harbor
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What act allowed British soldiers to live in any house?
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Quartering Act
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Who were the members of the Massachusetts militia who were always ready to defend the colony?
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Minutemen
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What battle marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
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Lexington and Concord
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What is parliament?
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British Lawmakers
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What is democracy?
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Government in which people take part/ vote
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Legislature?
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The lawmaking branch of government.
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Ally
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A friend in time of war
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Tax
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money paid by people to run the country
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authority
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control over someone or something
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tariff
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tax on goods brought into a country
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Loyalist
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a colonist who supported the British monarch and laws
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Representation
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Acting or speaking on behalf of someone or something
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Petition
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A request for action (or change) signed by many people
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Liberty
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Freedom
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Boycott
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A refusal to buy goods or services
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congress
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a meeting of representatives who have the authority to make decisions
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repeal
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to undo a tax or law
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massacre
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the killing of people who cannot defend themselves
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blockade
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to use warships to prevent other ships from entering or leaving a harbor.
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minuteman
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a member of the Massachusetts colony militia who could quickly be ready to fight the British
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Patriot
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A colonist who was against British Rule
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Committees of Correspondence
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A group set up in each colony to share information with the other colonies by writing letters.
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Continental Congress
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A meeting of representatives of the British colonies
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