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| united protesters opposed to British Rules |
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| prevented supplies being shipped to Boston; shut down town meetings |
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| formal request for peace sent by the 2nd Continental Congress in July 1775 |
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| Prohibited Colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains |
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| when an act or law is canceled |
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| Parliament and king viewed the Americans as a source of revenue |
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| 1765 act, taxed almost all printed material in the colonies, repealed in 1766 |
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| British government tried to stop smuggling between the colonies and the French West Indies |
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| legal document permitting searches |
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| place where Loyalist support was weakest |
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| loyalists who remained faithful to Great Britain |
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| leader of the Green Mountain Boys helped capture Fort Ticonderoga |
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| delegate to the 2nd Continental Congress and ran the Posts Office for the Continental Congress |
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| opposed any compromise with the American Colonists |
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| funded many Patriot Groups |
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| wrote the Declaration of Independence |
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| Boston Attorney who said "Taxation without Representation is tyranny" |
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| wrote "Common Sense" a pamphlet which encouraged fighting for independence |
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| shouted "The Regulars are Out" |
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| Commander in Cheif of the Continental Army |
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| wife of John Adams who wanted increased rights for women in the Declaration of Independence |
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| What measures (actions) did the British take to end troubles with the Native Americans after the French and Indian War? |
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| Britain placed 10,000 soldiers in the colonies and the frontier. The Proclamation of 1763 limited the settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists were alarmed by the increased presence and the limited of freedoms. |
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| What decisions were made by the First Continental Congress? Answer with a minimum of two decisions. |
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| The First Continental Congress drafted a statement of grievances calling for the repeal of the 13 acts passed since 1763. These laws violated the colonist's rights. There was also a call for repeated boycotts of all British goods and trade. The final decision was a resolution to form militias. |
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