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What law did the British Parliament pass to help the financially struggling British East India Company?
the Tea Act of 1773
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Who wrote in his diary that the Boston Tea Party was a turning point in history?
John Adams
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What were the three groups of people in the First Continental Congress?
conservatives, moderates and radicals
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How many lamps were hung from the Old North Church to signal that the British were crossing the Charles River on their way to Concord?
two lamps
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Why did the Tea Act anger the colonial tea merchants?
It violated the colonists' right to conduct a free enterprise system since it gave the British East India Company monopoly on the tea market.
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What was the name of the four laws that the Parliament passed to punish the Massachusetts colony due to the Boston Tea Party incident?
the Coercive Acts which was nicknamed Intolerable Acts
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The volunteers who were ready to fight in a minute's notice were called the_______________
Minutemen
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Where was "the shot heard round the world" fired?
Lexington
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How did the Sons of Liberty show their support on the boycott of the Tea Act?
They kept the ships of the British East India Company from unloading their tea cargo.
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An army of citizen soldiers that serve in an emergency is called a ____________
militia
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What were the objectives of the First Continental Congress?
1. to write a statement of colonial rights 2. show Parliament's violation of colonial rights 3. propose a plan to restore their rights as British citizens
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What did "the shot heard round the world" symbolize?
the beginning of America's fight for freedom
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Who boarded the East India ships disguised as Indians, split open the chests of tea and tossed them into the harbor?
the Sons of Liberty
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What Declaration was approved by the First Continental Congress that condemned Parliament's Coercive Acts and acknowledged the colonists' rights to life, liberty and property?
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
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What petition was sent to King George III by the Second Continental Congress to avoid a complete a break with Britain after the battles at Lexington and Concord?
the Olive Branch Petition
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Who was appointed by the Second Continental Congress to command the Continental Army?
George Washington
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The Massachusetts' governor who demanded the colonists to unload the tea cargo of the East India ships was ____________________
Thomas Hutchinson
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What are the four laws under the Intolerable Acts?
1. The Boston Harbor would remain closed until destroyed tea were paid for. 2. No town meetings in Massachusetts would be held unless approved. 3. British officials who were accused of crime would be tried in Britain and Canada. 4. Colonists should open their homes to the British soldiers.
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The people in the Second Continental Congress were divided based on their opinions and reactions to the King and Parliament. What were the two groups?
patriots and loyalists
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Why did the loyalists flee to England and Canada or cities controlled by the British?
to avoid being tarred and feathered
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