Members of the Sons of Liberty rebelled against the Tea Act by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Friends in war
allies
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What was the First Contiental Congress?
Representatives from each colony met to discuss what actions should be taken against the British.
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
It stated that no British colonists could settle West of the Appalachian Mountains.
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What was the Stamp Act?
It placed taxes on newspapers, playing cards, and other legal documents.
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How many soliders were killed in the Boston Massacre?
Five
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Refuse to buy or use something
Boycott
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What is the Declaration of Independence?
It stated that all the colonists had rights that couldn't be taken away.
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Why did the French and Indian War happen?
Native Americans were getting pushed away from their land. Arguments over the land led to the war.
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What was the Townshend Acts?
It placed taxes on anything imported from Great Britain.
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Who was the most famous member of the Committee of Correspondence?
Paul Revere
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An American colonist who supported Great Britian and was loyal to King George III.
Loyalist
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Why were the Intolerable Acts created?
To punish the American colonists.
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What was the result of the French and Indian war?
The British won and the tensions were rising in the colonies.
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Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A group of colonists that gathered to protest the taxes.
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What was the Committee of Correspondence?
People who would spread news throughout the colonies quickly.
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Great Britians law making assmebly.
Parliment
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What was the Second Continental Congress?
Representatives voted to elect George Washington as the leader of the colonists' army.
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What was George Washington's role during the French and Indian War?
He was a general. He used his soldiers to capture Fort Duquesne.
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What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?
Colonists cannot be taxed without a representative.
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What was the Tea Act?
A law that said the only company that could sell tea was the East India Company- this made tea even more expensive.
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To cancel a law
Repeal
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What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The American colonists built a fort on Breed's hill, just above Boston. The British were surprised by the Americans, but they pushed on and attacked the colonists. The Americans lost this battle.