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25 Cards in this Set
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At the close of the French and
Indian War, who was the most powerful kingdom in the world? |
England
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England allowed her colonists
_______ (more, less) freedom than France allowed hers. |
more
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Why had England become a poor
country with very little money? |
She had just fought 4 expensive
wars with France. |
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Who was the king of England
after the end of the French and Indian War? |
King George III
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What was the unfair law that
England first passed to collect money from the colonists? |
the Stamp Act
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Define 'tax'.
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Money that people pay to help
run their government. |
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Define 'representative'.
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Men chosen by the people to make
decisions for them about taxes. |
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How did the colonists protest
against the Stamp Act? |
They refused to buy the stamps.
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What did King George III do
after he was forced to drop the Stamp Act? |
He placed a tax on glass, paper,
paint, and tea sold in the colonies. |
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What two nicknames did the colonists
call the British soldiers that England sent to Boston? |
redcoats, and
lobster-backs |
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What was it called when British
soldiers killed 5 colonists in Boston? |
the Boston Massacre
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What was the name of the
black patriot who was killed in the Boston Massacre? |
Crispus Attucks
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Define 'massacre'.
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a cruel killing of many
people at one time |
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After the colonists protested,
what one thing did England still keep a tax upon? |
tea
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Who did the colonists dress
up like when they dumped England's tea into the water? |
Indians
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What was it called when the
colonists dumped England's tea into the water? |
the Boston Tea Party
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What was it called when 50
men met in Philadelphia in September 1774 and decided not to buy goods from England? |
the First Continental Congress
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What did the men from Massachusetts
who trained to fight the British call themselves? |
Minutemen
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Who was the man from Virginia
who said, "give me liberty or give me death"? |
Patrick Henry
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What were those who, like
Patrick Henry, wanted to be free from England called? |
patriots
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What 2 names were the colonists
who wanted to remain loyal to England called? |
Loyalists, or
Tories |
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Who was the famous patriot
from Boston who rode through the countryside warning, "The British are coming."? |
Paul Revere
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In what town was the first
shot fired that started the War for Independence? |
Lexington, Massachusetts
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State (use complete sentences)
two important facts about the Stamp Act. |
1. The colonists had to buy a stamp
every time they bought a newspaper. 2. The stamps were really a tax that the colonists had to pay. |
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State (use full sentences) two
facts about the Boston Tea Party. |
1. The colonists dressed up
like Indians when they dumped England's tea into the harbor. 2. England closed Boston harbor after the Boston tea Party. |
