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19 Cards in this Set
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this British King refused the petition sent from the Stamp Act Congress
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King George III
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at this confrontation, British troops fired at colonists who were throwing rocks
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the Boston Massacre
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this colonial group held protests against the British officials that sometimes became violent
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the Sons of Liberty
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this man made an engraving of the Boston Massacre that was a propaganda tool
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Paul Revere
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this event resulted when colonials dressed as Inidans boarded English ships
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Boston Tea Party
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this act provided favored status to Roman Catholocism west of the Appalachian Mountains
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the Quebec Act
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this act closed the harbor in Boston until the spilt tea was paid for
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the Boston Port Bill Act
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this was the term for the collection of laws passed on the colonists following the Tea Party
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the Intolerable Acts
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these groups were begun by Samuel Adams to unite the colonists against British threats of liberty
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the Commitee of
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the term for colonial refusal to buy British goods
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boycott
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colonial members formed this body which met in 1774 to oppose the Intolerable Acts
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the 1st Continental Congress
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the city where the 1st Continental Congress met
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Philadelphia, PA
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members of the general assembly of this colony were sent home when they demonstrated sympathy for Boston's plight
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Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
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the 1st Continental Congress sent this document to the King listing their objections
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Declaration of Rights and Grievences
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the place where the 1st Continental Congress met to discuss their opposition
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Carpenter's Hall
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the shot heard around the world was fires at this city
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Concord
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the 1st shots of the war were really fired at this city
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Lexington
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these two men in Lexington were the target of the British troops
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John Hancock and Samuel Adams
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two men who rode to warn that the British are coming
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Paul Revere and William Dawes
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