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23 Cards in this Set
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King George III
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Last king to rule America, antagonized the colonies.
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Boston Tea Party
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1773, Sons of Liberty disguised as indians, threw tea into harbor.
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Galloway plan
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1774, proposed a colonial union, under royally appointed president-general(rejected by continental congress.
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Intolerable acts
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1774, closed port of Boston, sent troops to stop trade from Boston, ended town meetings, crown tood control of mass. government.
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Tea Act
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1773, British got monopoly on tea sold to americans to bring company out of bankrupcy
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Olive branch petition
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1775, by John Dickinson attempt to keep colonies within english empire(rejected)
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Lexington and Concord
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1775, english soldiers met colonial resistance.(redcoats lost 273 men)
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John Dickinson
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1767, said external taxes were illegal, unless to regulate trade rather than to raise revenue.
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Quebec Act
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1774, gave french canadians self rule.
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Suffolk Resolves
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1774 its members pledged not to obey intolerable acts and was adopted by continental congress.
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First Continental Congress
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Meeting of 12 colonies asked king george III to repeal the intolerable acts, gave order for militia.
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Declaration of rights and grieviances
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Adopted by 1st continental congress, promised to king, rejected parliaments right to tax
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Townshend Acts
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1767, light duty on glass lead nd tea, indirect tax,paid salaries for royal governers and judges
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Patrick Henery
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"Give me liberty or give me death"
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Sons of Liberty
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radicals that terrized houses of unpopular officials and stamp agents
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Samual Adams
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Political agitator, and teacher in american revolution, led boston tea party and signed declaration of independence
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Massachusettes circular letter
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1770, from massachusetts legislative urging colonies to support the nonimportation agreements, supported John Dickinson against townshend acts
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Boston Massacre
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1770, mob threw rocks at british troops, british open fired.
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committees of correspondence
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1772, colonial radicals formed commitees in each town to spread the word of english aggression
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Samual Adams
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Political agitator, and teacher in american revolution, led boston tea party and signed declaration of independence
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Massachusettes circular letter
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1770, from massachusetts legislative urging colonies to support the nonimportation agreements, supported John Dickinson against townshend acts
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Boston Massacre
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1770, mob threw rocks at british troops, british open fired.
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committees of correspondence
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1772, colonial radicals formed commitees in each town to spread the word of english aggression
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