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Chapter 8 Study Guide
Pre-Revolutionary War
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History
8th Grade
10/02/2008

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Declaratory Act
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To let the colonists who was in charge-no taxes-angered colonists even further

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Sugar Act
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to help pay for war debts and military in new territory--sugar and molasses--
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Stamp Act
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help pay for war debts and military in new territory--any and all paper products--act repealed
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Townshend Acts
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help pay for war debts and military in new territory--imported glass, paper, tea, lead and paint--Boston Massacre
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Tea Act
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replace the Townshend Act and sell British tea to the colonies--Boston Tea Party
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John Adams
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Boston lawyer--defended British soldiers in Boston Massacre--future first Vice-President and 2nd President of the United States
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Pioneers
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first Europeans to settle the frontier
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Boycott
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the refusal to buy certain goods
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Propaganda
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telling only one side of the story
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Militia
Definition
civilians who volunteer to be soldiers
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