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35 Cards in this Set
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law passed by parliament to make colonishs buy a stamp to place on many items such as wills and newspapers
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stamp act
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one of the founders of the sons of liberty
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samuel adams
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laws passed by parliament in 1767 that set taxes on imports to the colonies
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townshend acts
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conflict between colonists and british soldiers in which four colonists were killed
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boston massacre
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a network of communication set up in MA and VA to inform other colonists of ways that britian threatened colonial rights
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committee of correspondence
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protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped british tea into boston harbor
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boston tea party
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king of england durign the american revolution
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king george III
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a series of laws set up by parliament to punish MA for its protests against the british; created in response to boston tea party; closed down boston & made quartering act
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intolerable acts
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rule by the military
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martial law
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true or false:
at first colonial protest was nonviolent |
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refusal to buy goods or use services
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boycott
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woman who was a daughetr of liberty and promoted use of american goods only
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mercy otis warren
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a ship that belonged to john hancock; taken by british because it had smuggled wone on it from portugal
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liberty
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british officer in charge in colonies in boston in 1773; in charge of MA; came up with the tea act to sell tea free of taxes
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lord north
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met in september of 1774 in philadelphia; meeting of colonists; wrote declaration of colonial rights
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first continental congress
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town outside boston where british attacked; thought colonists were hiding weapons; 8 americans died
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lexington
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african american; first to die in boston massacre
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crispus attucks
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place where when british were on way back to boston from lexington minutemen attacked british; thousands of americans kill hundreds of british
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concord
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prime minister of england who passed the stamp act
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george grenville
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the meeting of colonial delegates that approved the declaration of independence
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second continental congress
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an offer of peace sent by the second continental congress to king george III
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olive branch petition
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pamphlry written by thomas paine that attacked monarchy
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common sense
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main author of the declaration of independence
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thomas jefferson
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document that said the united states was an independent nation
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declaration of independence
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colonist who was loyal to britian
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loyalist
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colonist who wanted independence from britian
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patriot
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head of the continental army
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george washington
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deadliest battle of war; took place on june 17, 1775; 311 americans died, 1000 british wounded
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battle of bunker hill
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hill on which the battle of bunker hill really took place
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breed's hill
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from VA, delegate to constitution, credited as first person to ask for independence
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richard henry lee
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the english philosopher whos ideas influenced the declaration of independence
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john locke
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what was king georges reaction to the olive branch petition?
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he said the colonies were in rebellion and urged parliament to order a naval blockade of the american coast
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battle on christmas of 1776; washington crossed the delaware river and surprised the british troops; 1000 british were captured
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battle of trenton
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where did most of the fighting in the war take place?
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middle colonies (NY-VA mostly)
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battle in summer of 1776; british arrived with 32,000 troops compared to 23,000 americans; only 8,000 americans remained; loss for americans
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battle of new york
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