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17 Cards in this Set
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Merchants and planters agreed not to import taxable item when they signed the:
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nonimportation agreements
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Paul Revere spoke of the enslavement of colonists when he gave the
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Suffolk Resolves
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This British general headed here because he heard arms were stored in Concord for a possible attack.
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General Thomas Gage
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Used to make colonists share in the cost of the military.
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Quartering Act
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Approved by the first Continental Congress to train and arm themselves.
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militia
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Parliament extended French rights to which the colonist thought would be an end to jury trials and Protestantism in the colonies with the:
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Quebec Act
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This act stated that Parliament had the right to rule and tax the colonies.
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Declaratory Act
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This poet wrote of the shot hear 'round the world.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The two outspoken leaders that Gage was sent to arrest were:
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Samuel Adams and John Hancock
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These women signed pledges not to drink tea as an act of protest against British taxes.
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Daughters of Liberty
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Great Britain's new Prime Minister began enforcing laws and helped pass the Sugar Act.
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George Grenville
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This document was sent to England begging King George III to protect loyal colonists and remove British troops.
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Olive Branch Petition
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This act violated the idea of no taxation without representation.
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Stamp Act
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These two men warned of theBritish invasion.
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William Dawes and Paul Revere
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This act closed the port of Boston until payment was made for the tea.
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Coercive Act
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Issued to keep colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains.
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Proclamation of 1763
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Tax on glass, paint, lead, paper and tea was imposed by the:
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Townshend Act
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