Revolutionary War Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Refuses by colonists to buy British goods

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Boycotts

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King who punished the colonists repeatdly with taxes

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George 3

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Prime minister under George 3 who set up taxes

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George Grenville

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One of the most wanted colonists. Who led the sons of liberty

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Sam Adams

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A fiery speaker who said,”give me liberty or give me death”.

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Patrick Henry

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President of continental congress and army.(1st pres. Of the U.S.)

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George Washington

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Finance minister for George 3 (also set up tax acts)

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Charles Townsend

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A group led by Sam Adams, they harassed tax collectors and soldiers

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Sons of liberty

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Colonist who prepared to fight in an instant

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Minutemen

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Were colonist who wrote letters about British acts to other colonists

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Committees of correspondence

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1st meeting of all colonies to discuss and deal with British acts

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Stamp act congress

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Told colonist they couldn’t settle on the western side of the app. Mount.

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Proclamation of 1763

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Stated that the colonies existed for the benefit of England

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Mercantile theory

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Ottawa chief who attacked colonies and the colonies put it down( gave them confidence)

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Pontiac

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A smuggler who led a group to attack British tea ships

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John Hancock

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A British ship that was destroyed by the colonist of providence Rhode Island

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British law makers

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British required colonist to pay Anglican preachers

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Parson’s cause

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Illegal running of goods for profit

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Killing of many people

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Act that required everything to go through great Britian first

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Trade law enforcement

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Taxes legal documents and stamps

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Colonists were required to keep British soldiers in their homes

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Quartering act

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Said colonist could no longer make paper money

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Colonist were subordinate to great Britian
Declaratory act
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Closed the port until us replayed the tea they ruined
Boston port act
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The people who settled in the ohio territory would be catholic and give up their land
Quebec act
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Said all goods from foreign countries must go to England before us
Navigation act
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Or intolerable acts, acts setup by Charles Townsend to put tax on 6 goods
Coercive acts
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Said bristish could search anyone's house whenever they want and didn't have to have a reason
Writs of assistance
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List 6 items the British taxed- individual goods
1. paper 2. hats 3. wool 4. iron 5. paint 6. glass
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List some reasons the British felt the colonies should pay them back with taxes
- they protected them from the French and the Indians | - England brought them to America
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Name some men who were working against the British in America and in Britain
- John Hancock - Sam Adams - John Adams - Patrick Henry - Edmund Burke
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Discuss the boston tea party
Discuss tea party
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Discuss boston massacre
Discuss
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Discuss the Gaspeé Incidnet
Discuss