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The major cause of the French Indian War was ......
France and Britain both wanted to claim the same land
What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?
passed new taxes for the colonies
Representation means the people have _______________________.
a voice in their government
How did the colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?
they refused to buy British goods
How did the Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?
they helped spread information quickly
The first plan of the government for the United States was called __________________
the Articles of Confederation
What happened on July 4th, 1776 that makes it such an important date in American history?
they voted to accept the Declaration of Independence
The battles at Lexington and Concord were important because ______________________________________.
they marked the beginning of the American Revolution
After what battle did the British realize that it would not be easy to fight the colonies?
after the Battle of Bunker Hill
What was an effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?
the states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War
________________ was the commander in chief of the Continental Army.
George Washington
________________ organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party.
Samuel Adams.
_________________ was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation.
John Dickinson
______________ was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
________________ called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain.
Richard Henry Lee
The Proclamation of 1763 was .....
a British announcement to set aside lands of the Appalachian Mountains for the Native Americans instead of the colonists
Thomas Jefferson was a __________ before he began drafting the Declaration of Independence.
lawyer
A formal agreement among groups or individuals is call an _____________.
alliance
What is treason?
when someone works against their own government
When someone boycotts, they _____________.
refuse to buy from certain people, companies, countries
Laws and orders issued by the king and the British Parliament are called ____________.
imperial policies
Parliament voted to take back, or _________ the Stamp Act in 1766.
repeal
A _______________ gives complete control of a good or service in an area to one person or group.
monopoly
What date was the Declaration of Independence voted and accepted?
July 4th, 1776
Colonists wanted _____________, or the freedom to govern themselves.
independence