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Road to Revolution
Causes of Revolution 2022 (11)
Question | Answer |
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boycott | refuse to buy goods or services |
repeal | take away, cancel The King canceled the Stamp Act after the Colonists protested. |
minuteman | Colonists who where willing to fight in a minutes notice. |
Loyalist | person loyal to Great Britain ( Supported the King) |
Patriot | person who wanted American independence ( Did not support the King) |
petition | formal request |
Proclamation of 1763 | prohibited colonists moving west of Appalachian Mts. |
Sugar Act | effort to stop smugglers, lowered tax so molasses bought legally |
Stamp Act | taxed paper goods and documents |
Townshend Acts | tax on paint, lead, glass, paper, tea |
Tea Act | tax on tea |
Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) | The Kings reaction to the Boston Tea Party. He made town meetings illegal and closed ports in Boston. |
Quartering Act | colonists had to house British troops in their homes |
Treaty of Paris | ended French and Indian War |
Boston Massacre | conflict between colonists and British soldiers, 5 colonists died |
French and Indian War | Fighting over the Ohio River Valley with the French. It resulted in huge debt for England. |
First Continental Congress | King ignored letter written by delegates |
Lexington & Concord | 1st shots of Revolution |
Second Continental Congress | Olive Branch Petition - King ignored |
Thomas Jefferson | wrote Declaration of Independence |
Common Sense | pamphlet about breaking away from England |
Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense |