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a small army made up of ordinary citizens who were trained to fight in an emergency

militia

100

This act placed a tax on tea and forced them to by tea from the British East India Company.

the Tea Act

100
This was issued by King George after the French & Indian War. It set aside all land in the Ohio River Valley for Native Americans.
Proclamation of 1763
100
Who fought with the British in the French and Indian War?
American colonists and Iroquois
100

a secret political orgaization of American colonists that protested against British taxes and laws

Sons of Liberty

200

a refusal to buy certain goods

boycott

200
This act placed a tax on imported lead, glass, paper, paint and tea.
The Townshend Act
200
The French and British fought over the _____________in the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley.
200

a war fought in the colonies between England and France to gain possession over the Ohio River Valley

French and Indian War

200

The first battle of the Revolution was where?  It was known as "The Shot Heard Round the World."

Lexington and Concord

300
to take back or cancel a law

repeal

300
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
300

Colonists fought in the Revolutionary War to________

gain their independence or freedom from Britain.

300

a conflict where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who were throwing snow/ice and taunting them--5 colonists were killed--colonists blamed the British for this and the Sons of Liberty used it to promote a Revolution 

Boston Massacre

300

this was formed in response to the Intolerable Acts--55 men from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia, called on stopping trade wtih Britain, and was an important step towards independence

First Continental Congress

400

an unjust use of government power

tyranny

400

this was in response to the Boston Tea Party--Britain closed the Port of Boston, reduced the power of assesmblies in colonies, permitted royal officers to be tried in court somewhere else, and more British troops were sent to the colonies

Intolerable Acts

400
What was the main reason why colonists needed to pay taxes after the French and Indian War?
Britain wanted them to help pay off the war debt.
400

During the Revolutionary War, the colonists who fought against the British were called ___________ or ___________ .

Rebels, Patriots, or Sons of Liberty

500

when ideas are spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause

propaganda

500
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
500

the demonstration by the Sons of Liberty in Boston as a protest agains the Tea Act--they dressed up as Native Americans, raided the British ships, and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor

Boston Tea Party

500

The colonists who aided the British and remained loyal to them during the Revolution were called __________.

Loyalists