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19 Cards in this Set
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Who was the leader of Britain in the 1760 s? |
King George III |
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Why was King George III a poor leader? |
He was often stubborn and vengeful to people he thought were against him |
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What mistake did King George III make? |
He didn't listen, instead he wanted to "crack down"on what he saw as disobedience |
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Why did the British tax the American colonists? |
The British were nearly bankrupt because of the French - Indian War so they started to tax the American colonists to pay for it |
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How many tax laws did they pass? |
6 tax laws |
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What did the Stamp Act do? |
The Stamp Act put a tax on most non-food items. It also said that violators could be tried in front a special tax courts without the benefit of trial by jury |
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What did the Americans demand after the British started to tax them? |
American colonists demanded a voice in the British legislature, known as Parliament |
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Why was the Proclamation of 1763 passed? |
Britain didn't have enough money or military power to protect colonists living on the Western frontier. |
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do and who did it anger? |
It forbid settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains . This angered people who owned land west of the mountains. |
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What did the British do to protect the colonists? |
The British sent over thousands more soldiers to the colonies without the consent of colonial legislatures. |
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Why did the British pass the Quartering Act and what did it require? |
The British didn't have enough forts for all the new soldiers. Both laws made required ordinary people to take British soldiers into their homes without any repayments |
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Why was Boston the site of the largest anti-british protests? |
Boston was the home to the Sons of Liberty |
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What was the Boston Massacre? |
It was the killing of five unarmed colonists by the British Army in March of 1770. |
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What was the Boston Tea Party? |
In December 1773, the Sons of Liberty organized the "Boston Tea Party", dumping 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxation of tea |
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How did parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party? |
Parliament passed the so-called "Intolerable Acts" or Coercive Acts. The Intolerable Act shut down Boston Harbor and abolished the democratically-elected State Legislators. |
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Why did the first Continental Congress meet? |
To respond to the challenge of the Intolerable Acts. |
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What did the first Continental Congress agreed to do? |
They agreed to ban exports to Britain and meet again in May of 1775 if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed |
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What did the first Continental Congress send to the King? |
They sent a list of complaints to King George III, outlining why they were unhappy with his rule. |
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What did the Second Continental Congress do? |
They commissioned George Washington to organize the continental army, they sent envoys to European countries to establish alliances with them, they declared independence. |
