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7 Cards in this Set
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What two things did the Continental Congress decide?
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1. To not follow the British laws. 2. To stop trading with the British.
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Describe the Boston Tea Party?
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The Sons of Liberty sneaked onto the ships that were carrying British tea and dumped the tea into the harbor.
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What is Paul Revere famous for?
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Paul Revere warned the Patriots that the British were coming to search for weapons and the leaders.
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What is a blockade?
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A blockade means to use warships to block other ships from leaving.
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Why did the Battle of Lexington take place?
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This battle began because the British wanted to arrest the leaders of the Patriots and to collect their weapons.
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What does "taxation without representation mean?" |
The colonist did not agree with the Brititsh tax laws because they had noone to represent them in Parliment
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What are Minutemen?
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They are men from the colonies that could prepare for a war in a minute.
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