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AP US History
Final Review
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History
11th Grade
12/13/2010

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Quebec Acts
Definition
former French subjects in Canada allowed to keep Catholicism, while American colonists expected to participate in the Church of England
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Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
Definition
in reaction to the Boston Tea Party; closing of Boston Harbor, revocation of Massachusetts charter (power to governor), murder in the name of royal authority would be tried in England or another colony
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Olive Branch Petition
Definition
politely demanded from the kind a ceasefire in Boston, repeal of Coercive Acts, guarantee of American rights
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Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Definition
stressed to the American people British maltreatment and emphasize a need for revolution; appealed to American emotions
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Whigs (Patriots)
Definition
most numerous in New England, fought for independence
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Tories (Loyalists)
Definition
fought for return to colonial rule, usually conservative
(educated and wealthy)
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