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Trouble On The Frontier
The Colonists Resist Tighter Control
From Protest To Rebellion
The War Begins
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What year did the French and Indian War begin?
1753
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What is the Writs of Assistance?
Court orders that allowed officials to make searches without saying for what they were searching
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Who were Minutemen?
Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
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What is a Blockade?
The shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.
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Who were the enlightment thinkers?
They were people who thought we have natural rights and should have seperation of powers in our government
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Who is George Washington?
Named as the leader in the Virginia Militia
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In what year did the Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?
1766
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What did the Patriots want?
They were determine to fight the british to the end- until american independence was won.
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What is the Magna Carta?
The Magna Carta is the limit on monarchy powers
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What is an Alliance?
An agreement between nations or groups to help each other against other nations or groups
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Why did the British impose new taxes on the American colonists?
British leaders believed the colonists should pay part of the debt of the French and Indian War
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To repeal is to ....?
To officially end
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What is Mercenary?
Soldiers who serve another country for money.
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What was the time period called after John Smith left?
The "starving time"
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What is the Philadelphia Gazette?
Benjamin Franklin's newspaper
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What is a petition?
A written request to government
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What is Monopoly?
Total control of a market certain product
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Why was Peter Zenger's case important?
It helped to create the Freedom of the Press
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What was the reason for the fight between France and Britain in North America?
Over the Ohio River Valley
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What happened during the Boston Massacre?
They were protesting against the Parliament
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Why did the Britain pass the Tea Act?
Because it was intended to help the British East India Company
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What did the delegates hope could be restored?
Peace between Britain and its American colonies
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What is the Mayflower Compact?
The Mayflower Compact is a document that grants you the right to self-govern yourself