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acts, boston tea party
Question | Answer |
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what was it called when the puritans started forgetting about god and becoming more materialistic? | the Great awakening |
what mountain range couldn't the people pass? | the appalachian mountains |
what was another word for search warrant back then? | writs of assistance |
what was the act that cut the price of molasses ? | sugar act |
what act was it that put a hold on liquor license and documents? | stamp act |
what was another word for the coencive acts? | intolerable acts |
what were the three parts of the intolerable acts? | 1)shutting down the boston harbor.(no trade)..2) quartering acts-->told colonist they must find housing for british soldiers...3) thomas gage as governor of Massachusetts. |
where was the first continental congress held? | philadelphia |
what were the soldiers called that would go to war within minutes notice? | minutemen |
where was the first city where boston was stopped and where the first shots were made? | lexington |
where were the weapons held and the second stop where boston went? | concord |
what petition was rejected? | olive branch petition |
what did the proclamation of 1763 tell the colonist? | they sought to hault exspansion by the colonists west of the appalachian mountains |
who did king george the third choose as his financial expert? | george grenville |
what were three things the sugar act did? | 1)halved the price of molasses in hopes that colonist would pay a lower tax rather than risk smuggling it. 2) it placed duties on certain imports that had not been taxed before. 3)colonists accused of violating the act would be tried in court. |