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22 Cards in this Set
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What did the Second Continental Congress make to prevent war?
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Sent the Olive Branch Petition as an attempt to prevent war
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Why did colonists use only American-made goods after 1767?
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Colonists were protesting the Townsend Acts
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What punishments did the British impose on Massachusetts for thr Boston Tea Party?
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British closed the port of Boston
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What did Britain do in 1776 as a result of the colonsts' boycott of British goods?
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Britain repealed the Stamp Act. Colonists saw this as a sign of weakness
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Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
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Lexington Mass.
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What British policy made many colonists resent the presence of redcoat soldiers?
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The colonists had to quarter Brtish troops
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Why was he chosen?
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Thomas Jefferson was chosento write the Declaration. He was a great thinker and writer, and he also had superb penmanship
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What was the Sugar Act(1764); what would it discourage?
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The Sugar Act was Parliments attempt to make foreign goods too expensive for colonists; it would raise prices on Dutch, French, and Spanish goods so colonists would buy from Britain instead
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What did the Second Continental Congress accomplish(Philadddelphia,1775)?
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Set up the Continental Army and made George Washington the Commander
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What did Britain do to raise money to pay debts from the French and Indian War?
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Britain revied its mercantilists policies
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What were Britain's reasons for wanting to hold on to the colonies?
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Britain had invested 170 years, and millions of dollars, they were committed to the colonies, they were stubborn and proud, allowing the colonies to gain freedom would be seen as a weakness.
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What did the British Proclamation of 1763 require? Why did it anger colonists?
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Colonists could only settle east of the Appalachian Mountains. They wanted to expand west, and thought winning the French and Indian War would make it possible.
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How did colonists protest the Tea Act?
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The Boston Tea Party was staged to protest the Tea Act
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What did colonists like James Otis think about taxation?
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They opposed taxation without reprsentation in Parliment
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What did most Patriots think about war with Britain?
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Patriots believed any war with Britain would be glad to be rid of the troublesome colonies
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Who was Thomas Paine, and what did he do to encourage independence from Britain?
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He wrote COMMON SENSE, and in this essay/pamphlet he encouraged colonists to stand up against British "tyranny"
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Who were the Loyalists?
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Loyalists opposed fighting against Great Britain
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What did Samuel Adams do to encourage communication among the colonists?
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Samual Adams formed committees of correspondence to encourage communication
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What happened at the First Continental Congress(Philadelphia, 1775)?
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Delegates from all colonies, except Georiga, decided they would disobey the Intolerable Acts
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Where did General Gage send his troops to seize the Patriots' war supplies?
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Gage sent his troops to get war supplies at Concord Mass.
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Why did the colonists place an embargo on British goods, and what was Britains response?
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Colonists decided to place an embargo on British goods to fight the Intolerable Acts. Britain sent troops to enforce the acts.
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The Second Continental Congress appointed a commitee to draft the Declaration of Independence. Who made resolutions before the Congress that became the basis of much of the Declaration, and what were these resolutions?
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The ideas for the Declaration of Independence were proposed by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia.(colonies should plan for independence and form alliances and a plan for confederation)
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