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21 Cards in this Set
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Townshend Acts |
This act made taxes on pretty much everything the Colonies imported from Britain. |
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Boston Massacre |
British Soldiers fired on an angry crowd of citizens. |
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Committee of Correspondence |
a group of 21 men who kept neighboring towns informed of problems with England and let America's position be known to the World. |
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Boston Tea Party |
An event on December 17 1773 when Patriots discussed as Indians dumped 340 tea chests into the Boston harbor. |
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Quartering Act |
made it legal for British Officials to quarter British Soldiers in Occupied Buildings. |
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Boston Port Bill |
closed all the ports in Boston, shutting down trade |
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Intolerable Acts |
A name for the Boston Port Bill and the Quartering Act |
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Quebec Act |
Canceled American colonies western land claims by extending the borders of Quebec south to the Ohio river It also recognized Catholicism as the official religion of quebec. |
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First Continental Congress |
A meeting to discuss what actions should be taken upon the impending crisis. |
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Declaration and Resolves |
The first continental congress adopted this, which recognized the authority of the king but not the Parliament. |
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minutemen |
militiamen who had to be ready to defend their homes and families at a minutes notice. |
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War for Independence |
The war the colonists fought to be free from Britain, also called the Revolutionary War. |
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Second Continental Congress |
This elected John Hancock as president and George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Army. This also sent the Olive Branch Petition. |
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Olive Branch Petition |
Asked the king to come to reasonable terms in return for the colonist's loyalty |
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Hessians |
hired foreign troops to fight for britain |
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Prohibitory Act |
This act removed British protection from the colonies. |
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"Common Sense" |
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that tells of English Liberties and the abuses of the King and Parliament. |
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Declaration of Independence |
The most important human statement of political principles in the history of the world, this recognizes the importance of human life and private property, equality before the law, and responsible liberty. |
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Loyalists |
colonists who remained loyal to Britain or the King. Many lived in New York. |
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privateers |
Private vessels commissioned by the Congress or State governments |
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Treaty of Paris |
Signed in September of 1783, this officially ended the war. It recognized the colonies as free, sovereign, and independent States. |