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27 Cards in this Set
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Chapter 11
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The Colonies Rebel
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Concord is located near the __________ River.
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Sudbury
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Concord is __(direction)__ of Lexington.
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west
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A leader of the protest that resulted in the Boston Massacre was __________.
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Crispus Attucks
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What kind of information is shown on a political map?
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boundaries and cities
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The governors of most colonies were chosen by the __________.
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king
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By 1730, the population of the colonies was about __________.
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625,000
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The members of the colonial assemblies were elected by __________.
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white men who owned property
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The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonists who wanted to __________.
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move west of the Appalachians
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The turning point in the French and Indian War came when the British invaded __________.
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Canada
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The act of refusing to buy goods is called a __________.
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boycott
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The first battle between colonial and British forces occured at __________.
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Lexington
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The Townshend Act of 1767 taxed __________.
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goods brought into the colonies
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After the French and Indian War, Great Britain claimed all French land east of the __________ River.
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Mississippi
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Citizens who were ready to fight at a moment's notice were called __________.
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minutemen
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In response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act, Parliament __________.
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repealed the act
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Colonial assemblies had the power to pass and to __________.
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raise money
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Why did the colonists object to being taxed by the British?
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They had no representation in the British Parliament.
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The first colony to take action against the Stamp Act was __________.
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Virginia
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The Ohio River Valley was an area of land claimed by __________.
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France and Britain
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The number of people living in a place is called its __________.
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population
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A line graph is used to chart __________ over a period of time.
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changes
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Why did the colonies grow so rapidly during the 1700s?
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Many captive Africans were brought, and many Europeans arrived.
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Where did Paul Revere go first when he rode from Boston to Concord?
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Charlestown
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In response to the Intolerable Acts, colonial leaders formed the __________.
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First Continental Congress
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A written request signed by many people is called a __________.
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petition
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An army of volunteers who fight in emergencies is called a __________.
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militia
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