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16 Cards in this Set
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Why did Britain impose the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts on the colonists? |
Britain needed money. |
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What are some effects of the colonists'protest of British taxes? |
Patrick Henry spoke to the House of Burgesses Sons of Liberty was formed Colonies began to unite as Americans Colonists boycotted British goods |
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Who was one of the first to speak out against the Stamp Act? |
Patrick Henry |
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What was the effect of British taxation on the colonists as a whole? |
The colonists were starting to unite as Americans. |
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Who organized the Sons of Liberty? |
Samuel Adams |
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What did the Daughters of Liberty do to support the boycott of British goods? |
Started making their own tea (liberty tea) weaving their own cloth |
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What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence? |
To share news among the colonies |
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How did the Boston Tea Party express the views of many colonists? |
it showed that the colonists did not like the tax on tea and they would protest it strongly |
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What caused the Intolerable Acts? |
the Boston Tea Party |
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What were the Intolerable Acts? |
Colonists had to feed and house British soldiers Massachusetts was put under the control of Thomas Gage the port of Boston was closed |
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Who offered to lead men in battle for the relief of Boston? |
George Washington |
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Which Patriots warned of the British attack? |
William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, Paul Revere |
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What was the first event of the Revolutionary War? |
THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON |
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Which battle began with "the shot heard round the world"? |
The Battle of Lexington |
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Which brief battle forced the British to retreat to Boston? |
The Battle of Concord |
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Who led the colonists in the battle of Bunker Hill? |
William Prescott |
