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13 Cards in this Set
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Who led the Green Mountain Boys in capturing Fort Ticonderoga?
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Ethan Allen
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Who agreed to defend the British soilders involved in the Boston Massacre?
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John Adams
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The first battle of the American Revolution took place at _____________.
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Lexington
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Who was a writer who encouraged colonists to give up tea and other goods from Britian?
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Mercy Otis Warren
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Name the group of colonial volunteers who fought in times of emergency.
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Militia
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Who along with William Dawes alerted colonists that British soldiers were headed for Concord?
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Paul Revere
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Who made speeches that inspired many colonists to fight for freedom?
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Patrick Henry
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A refusal to do business with a person group or country is called a ______________.
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Boycott
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In response to the Boston Tea Party the British passed laws known as __________________.
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The Intolorable Acts
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What was the earliest form of self government in the New England Colonies?
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Town Meetings
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Define the Stamp Act
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First British placing taxes on the colonies
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Define the Intolorable Acts
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They banned town meetings and made colonists pay for food and housing of the British soldiers until the colonists paid for the tea.
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Define the Townshend Acts
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A law the British imposed trying to make colonists pay for all tea, paper, glass, lead, and paint imported from Britian.
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