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24 Cards in this Set
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Boston Patriot and organizer of the sons of Liberty.
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Samuel Adams
Paul Revere William Prescott Patriot Daughters of Liberty Intolerable Acts Committees of Correspondence Sons of Liberty |
Samuel Adams
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Patriot express rider and silversmith; rode from Boston to Lexington on the night of April 18, 1775, warning people that British soldiers were coming.
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Samuel Adams
Paul Revere William Prescott Patriot Daughters of Liberty Intolerable Acts Committees of Correspondence Sons of Liberty |
Paul Revere
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Patriot leader at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775
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Samuel Adams
Paul Revere William Prescott Patriot Daughters of Liberty Intolerable Acts Committees of Correspondence Sons of Liberty |
William Prescott
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American colonists who opposed British rule.
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Samuel Adams
Paul Revere William Prescott Patriot Daughters of Liberty Intolerable Acts Committees of Correspondence Sons of Liberty |
Patriot
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Groups of American women Patriots who wove cloth to replace boycotted British goods.
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Samuel Adams
Paul Revere William Prescott Patriot Daughters of Liberty Intolerable Acts Committees of Correspondence Sons of Liberty |
Daughters of Liberty
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Laws passed by British Parliament to punish the people of Boston following the Boston Tea Party
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Samuel Adams
Paul Revere William Prescott Patriot Daughters of Liberty Intolerable Acts Committees of Correspondence Sons of Liberty |
Intolerable Acts
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Groups of colonists formed in the 1770’s to spread news quickly about protests against the British.
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Samuel Adams
Paul Revere William Prescott Patriot Daughters of Liberty Intolerable Acts Committees of Correspondence Sons of Liberty |
Committees of Correspondence
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Groups of Patriots who worked to oppose the British rule before the American Revolution.
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Samuel Adams
Paul Revere William Prescott Patriot Daughters of Liberty Intolerable Acts Committees of Correspondence Sons of Liberty |
Sons of Liberty
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Why did Britain impose the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts on the colonists?
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Leaders in Britain saw that it would be nearly impossible to collect anymore
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Give three effects of the colonists’ protests of British taxes.
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Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, They still needed money, and King George III insisted that Britain had the right to charge the colonists.
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Who was the first person to speak out against the Stamp Act?
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A young Virginia layer named Patrick Henry was one of the first to speak out against the Stamp Act.
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Why was the “No taxation without representation!” a meaningful slogan?
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It showed people that they did want to stop taxation.
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Do you think the British expected their actions to cause the colonists to unite against them?
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No, because the British thought we wanted peace but the people in the war at the time were wrong.
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What series of events linked the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party?
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The same two were a occurrence and a very important time in history.
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How were the Committees of Correspondence similar to colonial minutemen?
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The comities of correspondence and the minute men did the same job working independently!
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What were the specific punishments of the Intolerable Acts?
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The punishment was if you would go against it you would be hung.
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What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
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The purpose of the first continental congress was to work on in a congress.
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What did Patrick Henry mean by his declaration, “Give me liberty or give me death!”?
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He meant he was going die with liberty.
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What evidence is that Paul Revere’s ride was successful?
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It shows in the text that when he finished he would use it and it was a part of history.
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Who offered to lead men in battle for the relief of Boston?
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George Washington
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What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
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The Battle of Lexington
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Which battle began with “the shot heard round the world”?
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Lexington
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Which brief battle forced the British to retreat to Boston?
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Battle encore
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What was the result of the Patriots on Bunker Hill waiting to see the whites of the eyes of the British soldiers before firing?
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They were waiting for them for the temptation.
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