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Am History ch 5
Road to Independence
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History
8th Grade
12/18/2007

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Term
The Proclomation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of where?
Definition
Appalachian Mountains
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The king and Parliament viewed the American Colonies as what?
Definition
A source of funds and resources
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What year was the Declaration of Independence approved?
Definition
1776
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What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?
Definition
Stamp Act
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One result of British regulations such as the Sugar and Stamp Acts was American's resentment of what?
Definition
Taxation without Representation
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What is a patriot?

Definition
Someone who supported movement for American independence
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The Common Sense document did what?

Definition
It persuaded many ordinary people to support America's independence from Great Britain.
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Definition
Thomas Jefferson
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Who said, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!"
Definition
Patrick Henry
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What does the statement "Give me liberty or give me death" by Patrick Henry mean?
Definition
That freedom is worth dying for.
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Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
Definition
Thomas Paine
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Where were most towns and cities in the British colonies in North America located?
Definition
On the coast or along rivers to provide access to transportation
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What act forced colonists to house British soldiers?

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Quartering Act
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What were the Battles of Lexington and Concord significant for?
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They were the first battles of the American Revolution
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"The shot heard 'round the world" refers to the actions of the minutement located where?

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Lexington and Concord
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Who were loyalists?
Definition
Colonists who did not consider unfair taxes as a good reason for rebellion.
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What is the Magna Carta?

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The first steps in limiting power of England's king

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Who was chosen to be the commander of the Continental Army?
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George Washington
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What is the Olive Branch Petition?

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An expression of the colonist's desire for peace to King George III
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Great Britain started forcing colonists to pay taxes to pay back the debt of which war?
Definition
French and Indian War
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What are the Coercive Acts?
Definition
Acts that were passed to punish the colonists in Boston and other parts of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
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Where did the Continental Congress meet in response to the unpopular laws and acts of the British King and Parliament?
Definition
Philidelphia
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What is writs of assistanc?
Definition
It allowed officers to search for smuggled goods
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What are Committees of Correspondence?
Definition
Circulated political writings through the colonies to unite the colonists against the British
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What does unalienable rights mean?

Definition

Natural rights of humans given to them at birth

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Give an example of unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence.
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life

 

liberty

 

and pursuit of happiness

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Who rode to Lexington to warn that the British were coming?

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Paul Revere & William Dawes
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Who was the first African/Native American victim of the Boston Massacre?
Definition
Crispus Attucks
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Who led the Sons of Liberty?
Definition
Samuel Adams
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Who was an advocate of women's rights?
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Abigail Adams
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Who was the general of the Continental Army?
Definition
George Washington
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Who was the 1st person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Definition
John Hancock
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What does preamble mean?
Definition
an introduction
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What was the final result of the British trying to raise taxes?
Definition
The American Revolution
Term

Place in order...

 

1. Boston Massacre

2. Declaration of Independence

3. Battles of Lexington and Concord

4. French and Indian Wars

5. Stamp Act

 

 

Definition

4.  French and Indian War

5.  Stamp Act

1.  Boston Massacre

3.  Battles of Lexington and Concord

2.  Declaration of Independence

 

Term

Who proposed a resolution for independence?

Definition
Richard Henry Lee
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What is a colonial claim regarding the Victims of the Boston Massacre?
Definition
That British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists
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What is the best conclusion for the following info?

 

Magna Carta (1215)...Guaranteed basic liberties for nobles...limited power to monarch.

 

Declaration of Independence (1776)...stated that all men possess unalienabl

Definition
The idea of guaranteeing individual rights developed over time
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