Vocab Lesson 1: Fighting For Control Lesson 2: Colonists Speak Out Lesson 3 and 4 People
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What is Boycott
To refuse to buy.
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What is.. C. France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America.
What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?
a. the british government passed new tax laws in the colonies
b. american colonists wanted independence from Britain.
c. France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America.
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What is... B They refused to buy British goods
How did many colonist protest the taxes placed on British goods?
A. They left the colonies.
B.They refused to buy British goods.
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What is B. They marked the beginning of the American Revolution
Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord so important?
A. They marked the end of the French and Indian War
B. They marked the beginning of the American Revolution
C. They were the first battles led by George Washington.
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What is A. George Washington
Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army?
A. George Washington
B. Samuel Adams
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What is Treason
The act of working against one's government.
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What is... C It passed new tax laws for the colonies
What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?
A. It printed colonial currency
B. It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain
C. It passed new tax laws for the colonies
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What is C. They voted to declare independence.
How did Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British Rule?
A. They spread information quickly.
B. They housed British soldiers.
C. They coted to declare independence.
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What is C. Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence
What happened on July 4, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American History?
A. The 13 colonies formed their first united government.
B. The colonists won the American Revolution.
C. Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Indepenedence
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What is B. John Dickinson
Who was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. John Dickinson
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What is Revolution.
A sudden change of government.
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What is... C All lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to Native Americans
The Proclomation of 1763 was a public announcement from King George III that said...
A. Colonists could live where ever they wanted
B. Colonists could live with the Native Americans in the Appalacian Mountains
C. All lands west of the Appalachian Mountain
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What is Paper Items.
What did the Stamp Act Tax?
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What is B. The Article of Confederation
What was the first plan of government for the United States?
A.The Albany Plan
B. The Articles of Confederation
C. The Declaration of Independence
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What is A. Samuel Adams
Who organized dthe first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party?
A. Samuel Adams
B. Richard Henry Lee
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What is Budget
A plan for spending money.
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What is... A voice in one's government
Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation.
What does the word REPRESENTATION mean?
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What is C... They boycotted British goods
What were some of the effects of the Townshend Acts?
A. They paid the taxes
B. They taxed imports
C. They boycotted British goods
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What is D. The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War.
What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?
A. Congress was given the power to control trade.
B. Congreww was able to collect taxes.
C. The power of the states was limited.
D. The states were held together as a nation dur
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What is Thomas Jefferson
Was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
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What is Alliance
A formal agreement among groups or individuals.
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What is... To pay off the cost of the French and Indian War
Why did Parliament pass new taxes for the colonists?
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What is... No one knows
Who fired the first shot at the Boston Massacre?
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What is John Hancock
Who was the First person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
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What is Richard Henry Lee
Called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain






Chapter 8 The Colonies Unite

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