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Vocabulary
Important People
Battles & First Continental Congress
Proclamation of 1763 & Imperial Policies
Important Documents
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a voice in one's government
representation
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Who is the commander in chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
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What was the one major cause of the French and Indian War?
France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America
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Who developed the Proclamation of 1763
Britain
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What happened on July 4 1776, that makes it such an important date in American history?
Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence
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refusal to buy
boycott
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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
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After this battle, Britain realized that fighting the colonists would not be easy.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 give to the Native Americans?
land
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What was the first plan of government for the United States called?
The Articles of Confederation
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a plan for spending money
budget
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Who was head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation
John Dickinson
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These battles marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
The battles of Lexington and Concord
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Was the land given to the Native Americans west or east of the Appalachian Mountains?
West
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What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?
The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War
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a formal agreement among groups or individuals
alliance
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Who organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams
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What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?
They passed new tax laws that forced the colonists to pay.
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Did the Proclamation of 1763 make the colonists angry or happy?
angry
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a sudden change of government
revolution
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Who called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain
Richard Henry Lee
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Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774 and what did it do?
They met to decide how to handle Britains taxes. It sent a petition to the king stating the rights of the colonists
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In what ways did colonists protest British imperial policies (taxes) Name 2
1. They boycotted the British goods 2. They wove their own cloth 3. They formed the committees of Correspondence 4. They made their own tea, so they didn't have to buy from Britain
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How did Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?
They spread information quickly or Provided a way for communication to be spread quickly among the colonies