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Campbell's Chapter 5 Test Review
A review for Chapter 5 - The Road to Independence
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History
8th Grade
10/15/2012

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Samuel Adams
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Who was the Boston patriot that organized the Sons of Liberty?
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Proclamation of 1763
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What prohibited the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
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Boston Tea Party
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What do we call the protest in which the Sons of Liberty boarded a British ship and dumped 342 cases of tea into the harbor?
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Minutemen
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What do we call militias that bragged they would be ready to fight on a minute's notice?
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Lexington
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Where were the 1st shots of the American Revolution fired?
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Coercive Acts
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Very harsh laws intended to punish the people of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
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Declaratory Act
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Act passed saying that Parliament had the right to pass laws for the colonies "in all cases".
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Stamp Act
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All paper goods must have an official stamp.
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Townshend Acts
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Designed to tax imported goods, but included most basic items like tea and paper.
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Tea Act
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Gave the British East India Company an advantage over the colonial tea merchants.
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Boston Massacre
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What do we call the tragic encounter between the Redcoats and Boston citizens where 5 people were shot and killed?
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Committee of Correspondence
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A ______ is a protest organization that circulated letters of propaganda throughout the colonies.
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Concord
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Where was the first "battle" of the American Revolution fought?
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Paul Revere
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_______ gets the credit for a famous night ride shouting "the British are coming!" to warn citizens that the Redcoats were headed for the armory.
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Ralph Waldo Emmerson
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Who was the poet that described Lexington/Concord as "the shot heard 'round the world"?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Main author of the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Paine
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Wrote "Common Sense"
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Preamble
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Introduction to the Declaration of Independence
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George Washington
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Appointed Commander of the Continental Army
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John Hancock
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1st signer of the Declaration of Independence; President of 2nd Continental Congress
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Olive Branch Petition
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The last effort sent to King George III seeking a peaceful end to the conflict.
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July 4, 1776
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The Declaration of Independence was signed on _____________.
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Bunker Hill
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The Americans were unsuccessful against the British, however, it took 3 attempts for the British to take the hill.
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Patriots
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Those that chose to side with Britain in the conflict were called _______.
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Patrick Henry
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Outspoken leader of protests against the Stamp Act.
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