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12 Cards in this Set
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Who agreed to defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?
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John Adams |
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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 was a writer who encouraged colonists to give up tea and other goods from Britain?
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Mercy Otis Warren |
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What do you call a group of colonial volunteers who fought in times of emergency?
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militia |
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Do you think that delegates to the Virginia House of Burgesses really represented the people of Virginia in 1760? Explain.
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Yes, the delegates acted in the interest of the colonists. They were against British control. No, they did not fairly represent the people of Virginia because women, minorities, and non-Protestants could not be elected to the House of Burgesses.
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Explain why the Stamp Act was passed, how colonists responded, and what happened as a result.
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The Stamp Act made colonists pay a tax on newspapers and legal documents (papers). Colonists protested and some attacked the tax collectors. As a result, it was repealed.
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Where did the first battle of the American Revolution take place?
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Lexington |
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A refusal to do business with a person, group, or country is
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a boycott |
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In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British passed laws known as the ________.
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Intolerable Acts |
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Who 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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What was the earliest form of self-government in the New England colonies?
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town meeting |
