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20 Cards in this Set
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Representation
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To have someone speak or act for you.
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Treason
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The act of working against one's own government.
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Congress
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A formal meeting of government representatives.
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Boycott
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To refuse to buy or use goods or services.
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Repeal
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To cancel, or undo, a law.
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Imperial policy
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Laws and orders issued by the British government.
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Protest
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To work against or object to a certain policy.
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Benjamin Franklin
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By the time he was 22, Franklin had a print shop of his own in Philadelphia. Franklin always wanted to help others. He helped make Philadelphia a safer place. He started the first fire station, police station, hospital, and library.
he went to England to speak for the colonies. He also helped write the Declaration of Independence. During the American Revolution, Franklin went to France to ask for help for the colonies. |
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Mercy Otis Warren
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Mercy Otis Warren was the first published female author in the United States. She is often referred to as the Revolutionary War's First Lady. As a poet, playwright, and historian, Warren encouraged independence from Britain and fostered the ideas of democratic government and civil liberties. In her plays and books, Warren criticized the British government. She also used her writing to gain colonists' support for the American Revolution.
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Patrick Henry
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Patrick Henry, a lawyer from Virginia, became an important figure in the colonists' struggle against Britain. With the cry of "Give me liberty or give me death," Henry helped launch the American Revolution, a war between the American colonists and the British.
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Samuel Adams
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organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston in 1764. Adams had spoken out many times against British imperial policies.
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Crispus Attucks
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Among the dead(in the Boston Massacre) was an African American sailor named Crispus Attucks (A•tuhks). Many people think of Crispus Attucks as the first person killed in the fight for the colonies´ freedom.
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Paul Revere
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a Boston silversmith Summary known for his simple and beautiful work, supported the colonists. He made a picture of the shooting and titled it The Bloody Massacre (MA•sih•ker). A massacre is the killing of many people who cannot defend themselves. The shooting soon became known as the Boston Massacre.
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New York City
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Boston
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Place where the Boston Massacre took place in 1770
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Why were colonists angry about the Stamp Act?
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They said Britain could not tax them because they had no representation in Parliament.
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Committees of Correspondence
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Members of these committees wrote letters to one another. In their letters, they told about what was happening in their town and colony.
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Why were the Committees of Correspondence formed?
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To spread information between colonies more quickly, the colonists formed Committees of Correspondence.
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What were some of the effects of the Townshend Acts?
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The Townshend Acts taxed imports, such as glass, tea, paint, and paper, that were brought into the colonies. The new laws also set up a new group of tax collectors. Even though Parliament had repealed the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts showed that Parliament believed it still had the right to make laws for the colonists.
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Boston Massacre
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in Boston on March 5, 1770, when a large crowd of angry colonists gathered near several British soldiers. The colonists shouted at the soldiers and threw rocks and snowballs at them.
When the crowd moved forward, they knocked down some of the soldiers. The soldiers opened fire. Three colonists were killed on the spot, and two others died later |
