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10 Cards in this Set
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Why did the colonists fight the War for Independence? |
The colonists feared that freedoms for their children were in jepardy.
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Where did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774? |
Philadelphia |
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What colonial freedom was threatened by the Quebec Act? |
religious |
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Who was the prime minister of Great Britian that supported the colonists? |
William Pitt the Elder |
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Who was the British military govenor of Massachusetts? |
Thomas Gage |
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series of taxes on colonial imports |
Townshend Acts |
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allowed British officials to search American ships and businesses for smuggled goods |
Writs of Assistance |
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made it legal for British officials to house British soldiers in occupied buildings |
Quartering Act |
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closed Boston to all commerce |
Boston Port Bill |
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canceled the American colonies' western land claims |
Quebec Act
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