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A group of patriots who organized      THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

WHAT IS THE SUNS OF LIBERTY...


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His occupation was a British religious leader.
What was Jonathan Boucher's occupation?
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I say..."The king of England knows what is best for the colonies."
What did Thomas Hutchinson believe?
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Freedom from another country
What is independence?
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About 1/5 of the colonists were this.
How many colonists were LOYALISTS?
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He was a successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies more fairly.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
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He was a Loyalist Governor of Virginia.
What was Lord Dunmore's occupation?
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"Britain and the king are too far away to know what is best for the colonies."
What did Mercy Otis Warren believe?
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Colonists who argue that colonies should NOT separate from Britain.
What are Loyalists?
176
4/5 of the colonists belonged to these two groups.
How many colonists were Patriots or Neutralists?
299
He was a politician from Massachusetts who helped form the Sons of Liberty and gave speeches urging colonists to declare independence from Britain.
Who was Samuel Adams?
299
He was a Loyalist Governor of Massachusetts and strictly enforced the Stamp Act.
What did Thomas Hutchinson do to support Loyalists?
299
"I'm not sure who knows what is best for the colonies, but I don't want to see a war between Britain and the colonies."
What would a neutralist say?
299
Colonists who think they should separate from Britain.
What is a Patriot?
299
They read, "Britain needs to be even more strict with the colonists!"
What did Thomas Hutchinson's letters to Britain say?
410
A writer from Massachusetts whose poems and plays cleverly attacked the Loyalists and encouraged many colonists to become Patriots.
Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
410
He argued that disobeying the king was like disobeying God.
What was Jonathan Boucher's argument for staying Loyal?
410
"Britain will continue to make unfair laws. They did not want to have a colonial representative in Parliament."
What did Benjamin Franklin say?
410
Colonist who does not really know or is undecided about independence from Britain.
What is a Neutralist?
410
"Colonists need to obey the laws...it is for their own good and a few bad laws are not worth WAR!!"
What did Jonathan Boucher's sermons tell colonists?
499
Organized the Boston Tea Party and had an occupation of a professional politician.
What did Samuel Adams do?
499
He attacked the homes and plantations of Patriots and promised to free any slaves who would fight against the Patriots.
What did Lord Dunmore do against the Patriots?
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"I have to move my family on to a British war ship to protect them from those darn traitors!"
What would Lord Dunmore say?
499
A person who is guilty of acting against his or her own country.
What is a traitor?
499

This group was the first step in creating a new government for the colonies, before the was won or even started.

What is the First Continental Congress?