| History | MISC. | History | Miscellaneous | History | 
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					  What is a boycott?					 
					 When no one buys a certain product on purpose-- works best with more people. | 
					  What is West Point?					 
					 It was the fortified site of the army during the Revolutionary War. | 
					  Who is Ben Franklin?					 
					 He was an inventor, helped draft the Declaration of Independence, and organized the Albany Plan of Union. | 
					  What is the Quartering Act?					 
					 The Act that said that the colonists had to provide food and shelter for the British soldiers. | 
					  What is the Molasses Act?					 
					 A tax in 1733 on molasses and sugar. | 
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					  Who is Squanto?					 
					 He was the Wompanog Native American who assisted the colonists after their first winter-- Thanksgiving. | 
					  What is the Battle of Saratoga?					 
					 The battle that was the turning point in the war. | 
					  What are conquistadors?					 
					 Spanish conquerors | 
					  Who is Pocahontas?					 
					 A Powhatan Indian girl, married John Rolfe, helped create peace between the Indians and the colonists. | 
					  What is the middle passage?					 
					 The part of the triangular trade that transported slaves. | 
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					  What are the Committees of Correspondence?					 
					 These were the meetings that were quietly created right before the revolution, so the colonists could plan their responses to the British's moves. | 
					  What is commercial farming?					 
					 Farming, so that you can sell what you produce. | 
					  What is pacifism?					 
					 The belief that it is wrong to use violence/war to settle arguments. | 
					  What is salutary neglect?					 
					 When you know that the law is being broken, but you don't do anything about it. | 
					  Who is Sam Adams?					 
					 The biggest leader of the Sons of Liberty and he promoted non-violent acts of freedom. He played a major role in the independence. | 
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					  What is subsistence farming?					 
					 Farming just enough to survive. | 
					  Who is James Otis?					 
					 He was a lawyer in Massachusetts, and had strong views against the British policies. | 
					  What is theocracy?					 
					 The Puritan government-- God is above all. | 
					  What are minutemen?					 
					 The colonial "army" men that had to be ready to fight whenever. | 
					  What is the Sugar Act?					 
					 This act replace the Molasses Act to just a tea on sugar, the British lowered the tax hoping there would be less smuggling. | 
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					  What are Continentals (currency)?					 
					 Worth practically nothing, no one accepted it in the colonies, the colonial soldiers were paid in it. | 
					  What is the Albany Plan of Union?					 
					 Ben Franklin wrote this document, it united the Colonists and the Native Americans-- it was a peace treaty. | 
					  What is the Treaty of Paris?					 
					 This document ended the War with England on one side, and America + all its allies on the other side. | 
					  Who is John Adams?					 
					 The first vice president of the US, and the second president. | 
					  What is the Tea Act?					 
					 Tax that was created to help the British East India company make money-- the British allowed BEI to sell non-taxed tea. |