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Be able to describe the fighting tactics of General Braddock...
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...and whether they were effective
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Make sure you know at least 2 reasons for Pontiac's rebellion..
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...thanks for the advice
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Do you remember why the British government put so many new taxes on the colonies?
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I think I do, it had to do with the cost of the war didn't it? but, which war?
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How did the Boston Massacre get started?
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Oh, yeah, I remember that shooting that killed five...how did it start?
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There were 4 Intolerable Acts...
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Can you name them?
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Describe Pontiac's Rebellion, including the events that led up to it.
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This sounds like a great essay question
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Describe the Proclamation of 1763 and tell whether it actually worked or not...
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Gosh, another good question for an essay
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Explain why Britain started taxing the colonists and describe the conditions surrounding the Sugar Act..
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Hey, is this another essay question? (Yup)
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Describe the Boston Tea Party and the events that led up to it....
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Another essay, right? Yes, indeed.
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On the test you will need to answer only one of the essay questions...pick one and practice it at home ...
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remember, you must write the final version of it on the test...you cannot bring notes for it.
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Be sure you know who these people are...
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Metacomet, Sam Adams, Crispus Attucks, Pontiac, Patrick Henry
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Know the definitions of these words...
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boycott, petition, writs of assistance, miltia, backcountry, casualties, propaganda
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Do you know the document that suggested colonies unite for the first time?
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I think it has the word "Union" in it.
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Do you know who Pontiac's fighters first attacked in the rebellion...
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Is that King Philip's War? Yes...but who did they attack first?
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I wonder why the pioneers began to cross the Appalachian Mountains....
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...oh, I think I know this.
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Who was the leader of the British soldiers and the colonial soldiers early in the Seven Year's War?
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We all know this...don't we?
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Do you know which colonist spoke out against the Stamp Act and proposed resolutions?
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He was from Virginia....
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Name the Prime Minister who decided to tax the colonists to pay for the debt after the French and Indian War...
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...oh, yeah, I remember him...
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Be sure you can explain the phrase "taxation without representation"
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....you know, what does it mean to be taxed without being represented?
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Can you explain what a boycott does to hurt businesses?
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Something to do with money, I'm sure.
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Exactly what is the connection between the Seven Years War and the sudden increase in taxes on the Americans?
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Is this a money thing?
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Explain the cause and effect relationship between the Intolerable Acts and the Boston Tea Party...
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...certainly one led to the other....but what are the details?
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Remember the Albany Plan of Union?
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Ben Franklin's plan to ______ the colonies
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Remember which colonist (from Virginia) insisted that the Stamp Act was unfair?
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Isn't he famous for saying "Give me liberty or give me death!" ? Why, yes, he is.
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Was George Grenville a British Prime Minister or a...
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...Wampanoag Indian?
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G. Washington was fighting in the Ohio Valley at the same...
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...time the Albany plan of Union was being written. Hey, thanks for the information.
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Know what the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence was.
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Doesn't "correspondence" mean comunicating with someone? Yes, it does.
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