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34 Cards in this Set
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The _________ placed a tax on most paper items from __________ to playing cards. |
Stamp Act; Newspapers |
act; paper item |
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Why did the colonists oppose the Stamp Act. |
The colonists believed only their own assemblies could tax them. |
Think of the phrase, "No taxation without representation!" |
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Why did the British Parliament need to raise money in the 1760s? |
They needed to pay for the war debt from the French and Indian War. They also needed to have money to house British troops in the colonies. |
Think of the French and Indian war. |
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What was the purpose of the taxes. |
They needed to pay for the war debt from the French and Indian War. They also needed to have money to house British troops in the colonies. |
Think of the French and Indian war. |
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What did the King establish after the French and Indian War that prohibited colonists from settling west of it? |
The Proclamation Line of 1763 |
Think of a "Line." |
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What physical land form divided the territories and was also used for the line established by the King? |
The Appalachian Mountains |
Think of a Mountain Range. |
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What territory were the colonists prohibited from settling in due to the line the King established after the French and Indian War? |
British Territory/ Ohio Valley |
This is the land that the British won after the war. |
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The smuggling of goods was the cause of the _____ Act. This act lowered the tax on ________ and passed harsh laws to punish smugglers. |
Sugar; Molasses |
Think of sweet goods. |
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The ___________ Act gave the British Parliament the right tax and make decisions for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever." |
Declaratory |
Parliament SAID that we can tax the colonies. |
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What did the colonists believe that the King and Parliament were trying to take away from them by passing the Stamp Act? |
Their rights |
Something they believed was unalienable. |
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What would happen to a colonist if he or she did not pay the stamp tax? |
They would be forced to pay the tax immediately, OR ELSE! |
What they would have done if they DID do what they were supposed to do. |
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List at least three ways colonists reacted to paying the taxes passed by Parliament. |
boycott; tar and feather; burn effegies |
ways they would have protested |
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How was the Boston Massacre used as propaganda by the Sons of Liberty? |
To make the colonists mad. |
What would the colonists do if they saw this propaganda? |
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What was Paul Revere's main objective in engraving the Boston Massacre? |
To show that the British were aggressive and shot without reason. |
Did the colonists like the British troops? |
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What were some inaccuracies of Paul Revere's famous engraving of the Boston Massacre? |
The colonists were in fact armed; British Captain didn't order the troops to fire; the shootings weren't in front of Butchers Hall. |
These were patriot-biased inaccuracies. |
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Which group was Paul Revere a part of that was biased against the British government and wanted to show the colonists their point of view with this engraving? |
Sons of Liberty |
They were responsible for the Boston Tea Party. |
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Who defended the redcoats in the Boston Massacre trial? |
John Adams |
He will be the second president of the United Sates. |
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What item is taxed after the Townshend Acts are repealed in 1770? |
Tea |
This was a part of their daily lives. |
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Why did members of the sons of liberty dress up as Mohawk Indians for the Boston Tea Party? |
They would not be clearly identified if they were brought to court. |
Why did they need a disguise? |
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Why were some people against what the Sons of Liberty did at the Boston Tea Party? |
They believed they went to far. |
Was this act extreme or not? |
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The ___ Act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants. |
Tea |
What did merchants buy? |
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The __________ Acts was the colonial name for laws that banned town meetings in Massachusetts. The ______ ______ was closed until colonists payed for the ruined tea. |
Intolerable; Boston Harbor |
They couldn't stand these acts. |
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Who gave orders to take away the weapons and ammunition at concord? |
Thomas Gage |
A high ranking British soldier |
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Patrick Henry said "Give Me _______ or Give Me _____!" as he argued that the colonists must stand up and fight against the King or they would forever be slaves to the King. |
liberty; death |
think that there's either freedom or no freedom |
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Where did the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" take place at? |
Lexington |
this is a city |
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How was the battle of Bunker Hill a moral victory for the American militia? |
they put up a good fight, and wounded and killed almost 1,000 redcoats |
did the colonists try? |
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After the Battle of ______ ____ the British military learned that defeating the Americans would not be easy after the British won. |
Bunker Hill |
This battle actually occurred on a different hill than in the title |
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The colonists expressed their desire for peace one last time by having the Continental Congress send the king the _____ ______ ________. |
Olive Branch Petition |
This was a petition. |
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What document officially made the colonists' fighting about independence? |
Declaration of Independence |
This document marked the beginning of a new nation. |
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Who is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
3rd president of the United States. |
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What are "unalienable rights?" |
rights that can't be taken away |
they can't be what? |
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What does "consent of the governed" mean? |
The power of the government comes from the people. |
Who are the "governed?" |
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Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence? |
John Hancock |
he signed his name really big |
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What are the four major sections of the Declaration of independence? (What they do is in the hints). |
Preamble; natural rights; list of grievances; resolution of independance |
1. why they should form a new country 2. a list of citizens rights 3. everything the king did wrong 4. declares that the colonies are free and independent states |
