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13 Cards in this Set
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Taxed imported goods |
The Townshend Acts |
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-Colonists and british soldiers in Boston competed over jobs |
The Boston Massacre |
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who portayed the event as a "massacre" |
Colonial leaders |
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What was the colonial leaders goal |
arouse anger towards Britain |
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What is the Committees of Correspondence |
Communication network set up to spread news amongst the colonies |
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What is the Boston Tea Party |
England put restrictions on tea |
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What did the colonists do in retaliation to the Act |
Boarded the ships and threw the tea into the water |
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What are the Intolerable Acts |
England's reaction to the tea party |
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what are the basics |
meeting of representatives from all 13 colonies except Georgia |
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Why is this important |
Was the 1st time almost all 13 colonies acted together like a unified country |
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what are minute men |
colonial milita groups who were ready to fight at a moments notice |
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What is Lexington and Concord |
1st skirmish of the war was in massachusetts |
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what is the 2nd Continental Congress |
Created the Continental Army - George Washington was general Issued the " Olive Branch Petition " was the Final peace offer and was rejected |
