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25 Cards in this Set
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King George III
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a british monarch who wanted to keep peace with the Native Americans
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Quartering Act
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a law stating that colonists-mainly in New York- had to house British soldiers and supply them with supplies
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revenue
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an income; money
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Sugar Act
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a tax on imported sugar and molasses
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Stamp Act
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a tax on all paper
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Patrick Henry
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a member of the House of Burgesses who called for resistance to taxes - "give me liberty or give me death"
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boycott
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refusing to buy or use a product
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Sons of Liberty
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colonists who were affected the most by the Stamp Act; they protested by tarring and feathering British representatives; a secret society
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Crispus Attucks
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a Black and Native American man who was killed during the Boston Massacre
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Townshend Acts
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taxes on imports: paint, glass, lead, paper, tea
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writs of assistance
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search warrants for soldiers to look for smuggled goods
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Samuel Adams
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a leader of the Sons of Liberty; passionate with words against Britain
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Boston Massacre
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a killing of 5 colonists by the British soldiers; not really a massacre, just propaganda
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John Adams
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cousin of Samuel Adams; a lawyer, moderate but steady rebellion
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committee of correspondence
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group exchanging letters of the colonial affairs in colonies
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Boston Tea Party
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when men disguised as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor on 12-16-1773
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militia
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armed civilians who pledged to defend community
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minutemen
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men who were 1/3 of the militia that were ready to fight at a minute's notice
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intolerable acts
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coercive acts; outrageous laws made in 1774; a warning and punishment about the Boston Tea Party
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First Continental Congress
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a meeting of all the colonies about Britain's taxes
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Paul Revere
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a silversmith who rode to tell the armed militia about the British coming
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Lexington, Massachusetts
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where the leaders were when Britain attacked
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Concord, Massachusetts
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where the ammunition was stored when the British attacked
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Loyalist
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someone who was for the British and weren't rebels
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Patriot
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someone who was for the rebels and against the British; wanted America to be a nation
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