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Ch 5 Notes
Question | Answer |
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Warned the colonist the British were coming? | Paul Revere and William Dawes |
What was the name of the petition the colonist sent in an attempt to stop war? | Olive Branch Petition |
I was selected by the Continental Congress to be the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army. | George Washington |
Purpose of First Continental Congress | unified the colonist against Britain |
I wrote Common Sense which urged the colonist to declare independence. | Thomas Paine |
Boston Massacre image was used as what against the British? | Propaganda |
Purpose of the Declaration of Independence | separation from the British colonies because their rights were being violated |
the Appalachian Mountains was the line the British government said colonist couldn't settle past | Proclamation of 1763 |
French and Indian war Winner | England |
French and Indian War was between which countries | England and France |
Leader of Great Britain | King George III |
Sugar Act 1764 pg 133 | Lowered the tax on molasses to prevent smuggling Writ of Assistance |
Stamp Act 1765 pg 134 | A tax on all printed material ex: newspaper, wills, playing cards |
What actions did the colonist take to get the Stamp Act repealed? | Protest In their legislatures)Virginia) passed resolutions against the act Formed organization Sons of Liberty to protest the act Boycott (refusal to buy) 9 Colonies formed the Stamp Act Congress to petition the act |
Quartering Act | Colonist must provide British troops with food and shelter |
Declaratory Act 1766 134 | Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions in all British colonies in all cases |
Townshend Act 1767 135 | Tax on imported goods at the port of entry |
Tea Act 1773 pg. 138 | Gave the East India Tea Company the right to ship tea to the colonies without most of taxes placed on tea. This gave them an unfair advantage. |
Intolerable/ Coercive Act Pg. 139 Spring of 1774 | Closed Boston harbor until the teas was paid for Shelter Soldiers in their homes Boston could no longer meet in assemblies or self govern |
What was the Intolerable Act a response to? | Boston Tea Party |
I was the attorney for the Boston Massacre also I was part of the declaration of independence committee | John Adams |
I wrote a pamphlet speaking out against British taxation policies | James Otis |
Founded the Sons of Liberty | Samuel Adams |
This group boycotted buying British goods as a form of protest? | Daughters of Liberty |
What was two of the colonists complaints in the Declaration of Independence? | They didnt have a voice or give consent to the new taxes |