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chapter 5
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10/24/2012

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Patriots
Definition
Americans who believed they should be independent from Great Britain, they also want to govern themselves
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Loyalist
Definition
Americans who want to stay loyal to Great Britain
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Why did the Americans want to seperate from Great Britain
Definition
Americans were angered with the taxes
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Why did the population grow from 50,000 to 2 million
Definition
before 1763, land of opportunity and for the most part Great Britain allowed Americans to govern themselves.
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Militia
Definition
ordinary citizen starting an army
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Who fought the French out of Ohio Valley
Definition
George Washington, a volunteer at 22 years old
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when was the French and Indian war and how long did it last
Definition
1755, 7 years
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What did the French give to Great Britain in the peace treaty
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Canada
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What is the Proclamation 1763 signed by King George III
Definition
prevented settlers from moving west where the Indian were.
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What is the Stamp Act
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Who is George Greenville
Definition
Prime minister, leader of British Govnt, he proposed the stamp act
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what is Stamp Act?
Definition
Tax on any paper that is purchased
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How did the Americans reacted to the stamp act?
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The Colonist wrote letters to the parlimant, Loyalist refused to buy stamps, Patriots took a violent actions (mobs) attacked the tax collectors
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Repeal
Definition
to take back or cancel a law
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what is the Quartering Act 1765?
Definition
Colonist require to provide shelter for the British soldiers
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What is the Townshed Act and who passed it?
Definition
Charlie Townshed also known as Charlie Champagne, British leader. The act taxed on popular items imported from Britain such as glass and tea.
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How did Britain enforced the Townshend Act?
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1768 British troops to Boston led by Paul Revere
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Who led the Boycott of Townshend Act?
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Samaul Adams
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Virginia Gazette
Definition
Women who made American goods such as clothes and tea to boycott British goods
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When King George repealed the Townshend act he did not want to give up taxing what?
Definition
Tea
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What happened in the Boston Massacre?
Definition
people died, mobs threw rocks at soldiers. John Adams a lawyer defended the soldiers on self defense
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What did the Tax act in 1773 lead to
Definition
the boston tea party
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What did the Tea Act attempted to do?
Definition
Save The British East Tea Company, lower taxes the people did not like how the company monopolize tea
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What happened when the tea ships arrived in Boston?
Definition
The Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians threw the tea in ocean, BOSTON TEA PARTY
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After the Boston tea party Lord North was stunned and urged King George to leave or take control of the colonist? What did King George decide to do?
Definition
take control and pass a series of of laws known to be the INTOLERABLE ACTS.
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How did the Parliment punished Massachusetts
Definition
closed boston harbor until tea was paid , government under British control and troops sent to boston to enforce laws
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In 1774 the first continental congress met brought together delegates from the colonies and agreed on what?
Definition
boycotting the British goods until repeal the intolerable acts.
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In case boycotting British goods did not work what did the Americans formed?
Definition
Militias
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Who are the minuteman?
Definition
volunteers who can attack in 60 seconds
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Who is General Gage
Definition
King's Commander of British Troops
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General Gage heard about the hidden gun powder and tried to seize it where?
Definition
Concorde
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What happened in Lexington (first Blow)?
Definition
the British troops were on their way to Concorde and were stopped at Lexington and ended up firing and killing.
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After the first blow in Lexington the British troops made it to Concorde (2nd blow), what did the troops do when they weren't able to find gun powder?
Definition
tried to burn the town down which led to gun shooting and the troops retreated back to Boston
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who is John Adams
Definition
Sam Adams cousin, a lawyer who defended the soldiers who killed the colonist
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