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16 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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TOWNSHEND ACT
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LAWS CALLING FOR A TAX ON IMPORTED GOODS
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TARIFF
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TAX ON IMPORTED GOODS
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STAMP ACT
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LAW THAT PLACED A TAX ON PRINTED MATERIALS IN THE COLONIES
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REPEAL
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TO CANCEL
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PATRIOT
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COLONIST WHO OPPOSED BRITISH RULE
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BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
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IMPORTANT REVOLUTIONARY BATTLE THAT TOOK PLACE ON BREED'S HILL, BRITISH LOST MANY SOLDIERS IN THIS BATTLE
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TEA ACT
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LAW THAT ALLOWED ONLY ONE COMPANY TO SELL TEA TO THE COLONISTS
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INTOLERABLE ACTS
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NEW LAWS DICTATED BY BRITIAN TO PUNISH THE COLONISTS FOR THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
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SONS OF LIBERTY
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GROUP THAT LED PROTESTS AGAINST THE NEW STAMP ACT TAX
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MILITIA
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VOLUNTEER ARMY
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PARLIAMENT
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BRITAIN'S LAW-MAKING ASSEMBLY
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MINUTEMEN
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MILITIA GROUPS WHO COULD BE READY TO FIGHT FOR THEIR COLONY AT ONLY A MINUTE'S NOTICE
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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WAR AMERICANS FOUGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE
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BOSTON TEA PARTY
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WHEN COLONISTS DUMPED TEA INTO BOSTON HARBOR TO PROTEST THE TEA ACT
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FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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FORMED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL BUT ONE OF THE 13 COLONIES, VOTED ON WHAT ACTION TO TAKE AGAINST THE BRITISH AND THEIR TAXES
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BOSTON MASSACRE
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THE KILLING OF 5 MEN IN BOSTON BY PANICKED BRITISH SOLDIERS
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