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Taxes and Acts (Laws)
The Redcoats
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Boston Tea Party
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What does "No taxation without representation" mean?

Colonists did not want to pay taxes to England when they did have any say in the laws that England made.

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What was the nickname that colonists called the British soldiers?
Lobsterbacks.
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Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

John Hancock

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What were the Patriots protesting in the Boston Tea Party?
A tax on tea.
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Who was fighting against who in the French and Indian War?
The British were defending their colonies against the French and the Native Americans (who fought together).
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What was the Stamp Act?
A law that charged a tax for a stamp on every piece of paper before it was considered legal.
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Why were British soldiers called Redcoats?

Because of their long, red jackets.

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Who was the first African American to publish poems?

Phillis Wheatley

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What did the Patriots dress up as at the Tea Party?
Native Americans or "Indians"
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What is a Patriot?
Someone who wanted the 13 colonies to be free from English rule.
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What was the Sugar Act?
A tax on molasses.
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What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

The battle of Lexington and Concord.

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Who was the first vice president and the second president of the United States?

John Adams

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What happened to the tea?
The Patriots dumped it into the water.
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What is a Loyalist?
Someone who wanted the 13 colonies to stay loyal to England.
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What goods did the Townshend Act put taxes on?
Tea and cloth.
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What did the patriots do to beat the Redcoats in Concord?

They hid behind walls and trees and surprised them.

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Who started the Sons of Liberty and led the Boston Tea Party?

Sam Adams

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In what body of water did the Boston Tea Party happen?
Boston Harbor.
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Who were the Minutemen?
A Patriot soldier who would be ready to fight with a minute's warning.