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21 Cards in this Set
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What is true about the French and Indian War? |
>Great Britain became dominate power in the world. >The war was fought over border disputes in the Ohio River. >It was fought between the French and the British with their allies. |
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Who were the supporters of the King? |
Loyalists |
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What is true about what happened after the war George Greenville? |
>Britain should raise colonial taxes. >Britain should control the colonies with greater strength. |
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What is true about the Sons of Liberty? |
>Tarred and feathered tax collectors.
>Were a secret group. |
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What is true about the Consequences of the Stamp Act? |
>Americans protested and rioted in colonial cities. >Tax collectors were tarred and feathered. >Americans stopped importing British goods. |
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What does mercantilism mean? |
Belief in benefits of profitable trading. |
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What did the Stamp Act tax? |
All printed paper. |
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What was the Stamp Act replaced by? |
Declaratory Act. |
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Why were British Troops sent to Boston in 1768? |
To enforce the Townshend Acts. |
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Why did Boston Tea Party take place? |
Colonists didn't want to pay taxes on tea. |
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When did the Boston Massacre occur? |
March 5, 1770 |
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After repealing the Townshend Acts, why did parliament keep a tax on tea? |
They showed colonists that they had the right to continue to tax them. |
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What were the three things the First Continental Congress did? |
>The began training the colonial militia >Called for repeal of the Intolerable Acts >Declared colonies could tax and govern themselves |
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What were the three things the Second Continental Congress did? |
Form an Argument Wanted money to pay Appointed George Washington to head of the Continental Army. |
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What were the events that is referred to as "The shot heard Around the World?" |
British Soldiers got word of colonies storing weapons in villages of Lexington and Concord. The British soldiers went to seize the ammunition and were confronted by the colonial militia, the fist shot was fired. |
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Committees of Correspondence |
Created pamphlets to inform the colonists. |
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Common Sense |
Colonists should be free from British rule. |
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Sons of Liberty |
Secret society arranged boycotts. |
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Patriots |
United the colonists against the King. |
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Stamp Act |
Tax on paper products |
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Proclamation of 1763
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Colonists could not cross the Appalachians. |
