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Question | Answer |
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Who revived the Boston committee of correspondence in 1772 | Samuel Adams |
What British law forbade the colonists from settling in British territory on the west side of Appalachian mountains | The proclamation of 1763 |
What war left Great Britain with a huge public debt | The French and Indian war |
What did King George the III decide to do as a new source of revenue to aid the debt | Taxed the colonists |
What did the stamp act do | Placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies |
Who said, "if this be treason, make the most of it! | Patrick Henry |
What did the sugar act do | Lowered the tax on molasses imported by the colonists |
Who is responsible for starting the sons of liberty | Samuel adams |
What does boycott mean | Refusal to buy goods |
Describe the declaratory act | The declaratory act stated that parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies |
What did the Townshend act tax | Imported goods |
What did the daughters of Liberty do | They urged Americans to wear homemade fabrics |
What was the date of the Boston massacre | March 5, 1770 |
What caused the Boston massacre to happen | Bostonians surrounded a British soldier and other soldiers came to the rescue |
What piece of propaganda done by Paul revere was used to spread the news about the Boston massacre | An engraving called the bloody massacre |
What was the original purpose of the Tea Act of 1773 | To encourage the colonists to buy tea from the British |