What were the actions of the 1st Continental congress? (Name All)
- called to boycott
-called to repeal 13 Acts
- approved Suffolk Resolves
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Why did Parliament pass the Declaratory Act?
Colonists said Parliament couldn't tax them without representation. Parliament passed the act saying that it had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonists.
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What was the Committee of Correspondence?
An organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies.
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Who was the first colonist killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
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What advantages did the Proclamation give the British?
- could control Americans
- could keep peace with Native Americans (and trade)
- British could expand
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What were the actions of the 2nd Continental Congress? (Name All)
- created money
- created post office
- created the Continental Army
- set up committees
- made the Olive Branch Petition
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What other Act was passed along with the Coercive Act?
The Quebec Act
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What actions were taken by the Committee of Correspondence?
called for action and protest
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Who was Patrick Henry and what did he do?
Got the Virginia House of burgesses to take action. The assembly passed a resolution.
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How did the Colonists react to the Stamp Act?
They were outraged. They passed resolutions, burned effigies, boycotted, protested, called for repealment, and sent a statement to Parliament saying only Colonial assemblies could tax the colonists.
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What year was the 1st Continental Congress formed? the 2nd? How many delegates were part of the 1st?
The 1st- 1774, 55 delegates
The 2nd- 1775
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What were the punishments of the Coercive Acts?
(for all 13 states) The colonists were forced to live among British soldiers.
(for Massachusetts) town meetings were banned, Boston Harbor was closed. British tried to cut Boston off from the other states but actually drew them closer.
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Name all of the 13 states under British rule.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia