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Chapter 5 Road to Revolution 8th DiTizio
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11/08/2011

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Fort Necessity
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Fort created by George Washington after a failed attack on Fort Duquesne
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Patriot
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Individual who favored war with Britain
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Loyalist
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Person who opposed war with Britain (loyal to Britain)
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Boston Massacre
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Occurred when a group of colonists heckled British soldiers
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Minutemen
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Militia soldiers who were prepared to fight in a minute's notice
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Proclamation of 1763
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Forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
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Stamp Act
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Imposed taxes on all paper products including playing cards
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Townshend Acts
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Taxed goods such as paper, paint, glass, and lead
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Intolerable Acts
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Retaliated for Boston Tea Party
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Boycott
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Act of refusing to buy certain goods or services
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Militia
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Army of citizens who serve during emergencies
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Petition
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Signed document addressed to authorities that request change.
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Quebec Act
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Established protection for rights of French Catholics
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A major reason for conflict between Brittish and French in Ohio Valley
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English settlers were moving onto French lands
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Britain punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party
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When Parliment placed limits on the colonist's right to call town meetings
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How were the British able to surprise the French at Quebec?
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By climbing a steep cliff at night
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What contributed to early British defeats in the French and Indian War?
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Inexperienced or poor military leadership
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Who were the new Colonial leaders who emerged as tensions with Britain grew?
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Sam Adams, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
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Why did parliment raise taxes after the French and Indian war?
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Parliment thought that the Colonists should help pay for the cost of this war.
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Why did fighting break out at Lexington and Concord in April 1775?
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Brittish troops tried to seize colonist's arms and ammunition
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What is the historical significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
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The fighting signaled the start of the American Revolution
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During the French and Indian war who posed the greatest threat to the English colonies in North America?
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France
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What led to the fall of New France during the French and Indian War?
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The British capture of Quebec-The capital of New France
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What happened when British troops tried to seize colonist's weapons in Concored, Massachusetts?
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The colonial militia drove the troops back to Boston.
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What was William Pitt's strategy for winning Britain's war with France?
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Use Britain's best generals in North America.
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What was the purpose for the Proclamation of 1763?
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To avoid conflicts with Native Americans in the Ohio Valley
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Where did the first battles of the American Revolution take place?
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Lexington and Concord
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Committees of Correspondence (letter writing)
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Organized effort that grew out of Sam Adam's attempt to build outrage among the colonists in all 13 colonies.
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The Boston Tea Party
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The colonists said "The Mohawks are coming!" The colonists were disguised as Mohawk Indians and they dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protect the effect of the Tea Act of 1773.
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Be prepared to write an essay about one of the following: The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act, or the Townshend Acts from the perspective of a Patriot OR a Loyalist.
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Chapter 5 The Road to The Revolution
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