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| Britain closed Boston harbor and stopped meetings (aka coersive acts) |
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| was a tax on all written materials |
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| Britain repealed the Stamp Act but put on a tax where they could tax the colonies on anything and everything |
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| lowered tax on molasses - England thought if they lowered the tax that colonists would buy it and stop smuggling it |
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| an inventor, lived in Britain, changed his mind when Parliament yelled at him for an hour, he was the first person in charge of a post office for the continental congress |
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| wrote Declaration of Independence, became the 3rd president |
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| planter and surveyor, tried to take Fort Duquesne but failed twice, from Virginia, he was in charge of the Continental Army |
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| 2nd president, Massachusetts lawyer, recommended Washington for Continental Army |
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| son of wealthy brewer, owned beverage making company, left it to be a politician, beer named after him |
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| prime minister of England, wanted to higher colonies taxes to pay off England's debt |
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| led Battle of Bunker Hill, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" was his famous quote from the battle |
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| he was a black sailor shot in the Boston Massacre |
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| "The regulars are coming! The regulars are coming!" was his famous quote, he was a minuteman, in charge of propaganda for Boston Massacre, he was a silversmith |
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| pushed for womens rights, married to John Adams |
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| at the 1st continental congress, redcoat leader |
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| written by congress sent to England saying they wanted peace but in response the King sent troops |
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| written by congress sent to England saying they wanted peace but in response the King sent troops |
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| Committees of correspondence |
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| assembled to get the word to England about things, newspaper, pamphlets, etc. |
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| there were 2 seperate meetings, in Philadelphia, September 1774, wrote about problems to England, also about weapons against England |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| John Locke's and Richard Henry Lee's ideas, Jefferson is the author, Matlock is the writer, explained that they needed to seperate from England. adopted July 4, "all men were created equeal", declaring America's freedom |
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| also called the seven years war, France, the Indians, and Britain fought for land, happened before the Revolutionary War, if that didn't happen then England wouldn't have been in debt CAUSING the Revolutionary War |
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| colonists threw tea off British ships |
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| when you go against something, uprising |
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| where the shot heard round the world was fired, first battle of Revolutionary War |
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| Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold snuck in and captured it |
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| American who wants to seperate from England |
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| from Vermont, leader was Ethan Allen, a militia, best known militia |
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| Townshend Acts (sneaky tax) |
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| paying the tax at the port, a way Britain thought to tax colonists without making them angry |
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| nationalists, militia group of patriots |
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| boycotted imported clothing and taxation |
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| During what battle was the shot heard round the world fired? |
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| Lexington and Concord (really Lexington but that is what the battle is called, Lexington and Concord) |
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| Describe the Boston Massacre |
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| colonists threw lobsters at redcoats and the captain got hit with a lobster and feel down and yelled at the same time so all of the redcoats started firing, 6 colonists died |
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| What led up to the Boston Tea Party? |
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| Boston Massacre and Tea Tax |
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| Why is the Boston Tea Party significant to US history? |
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| changed the course of the Revolutionary War |
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| Why is the Boston Massacre significant to US history? |
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| changed he viewpoint of colonists, lead to repeal of Stamp Act |
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| What role does Benedict Arnold play in US history? Why? |
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| led many battles, succeeded in Ticonderoga, failed in Quebec, started as a patriot and ended up as one of the most famous traitors in history |
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