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Great Britain thought the colonists should pay for expenses related to the protection of the colonies after this war.
What is the French and Indian War?
100
True or False: The Tea Act was a tax
What is false
100
In Charleston, tea was stored here and not allowed to be sold.
What is a warehouse?
100
Representatives of the colonies met again in the Second Continental Congress which named this person as Commander of the newly formed Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
200
True or False: Colonists believed that only their colonial assemblies had the right to tax them directly for the purpose of raising revenue.
What is true
200
England was angry over the tea party in Boston, so they so passed these laws to punish Boston.
What is Coercive Acts?
200
The Intolerable Acts did this to the port of Boston
What is close the port so good could not be shipped in or out.
200
Due to the Intolerable Acts the colonist agreed to send representatives here.
What is the First Continental Congress?
200
At the First Continental Congress, the colonists sent a letter to who asking for what?
What is a letter to the King of England pledging their loyalty but stating their opposition to British actions.
300
Due to the Tea Act, colonist had "Tea Parties" in these two places
What are Boston, Mass and Charleston, SC?
300
Colonist responded to the tax by saying this phrase,"_____ ________ _________ _______________."
What is no taxation without representation?
300
The first direct tax that Great Britain placed on the colonies and was placed on items such as newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
300
In Boston, colonists dressed up like these type of people and boarded English ships and threw chests of tea overboard.
What are Mohawk Native Americans?
300
South Carolinians sent the Bostonians these two thing to help them survive the closing of their port.
What is rice and money?
400
The colonists' did this which led to the repeal of the Stamp Act
What is boycott British goods.
400
The colonist responded to the Tea Act by doing this.
What is boycott British tea?
400
British troops were chased back to __________ and the city surrounded by American militiamen.
What is Boston?
400
The British troops and the new Continental Army were fighting for this.
What is control of the colonies?
400
In July of 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued a declaration establishing this.
What is the United States of America?
500
At the First Continental Congress they advised the colonies to do these two things.
What is establish militias and arm themselves?
500
British troops in Boston, hearing that the people of Lexington and Concord had arms and ammunition, marched to those towns. Shots were fired and this began.
What is the Revolutionary War?
500
The Declaration of Independence was written by this person and stated these reasons.
Who was Thomas Jefferson and stated the reasons why the colonies should be free and independent states.
500
The Declaration of Independence said "_____ men are created _________" and the rights to _______, ________, and the ____________ of ________________
What is all men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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The Declaration of Independence listed all the reasons why......
What is why the colonists believed they had the right to declare their independence from Great Britain.