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Chapter 5, Steele

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The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the _________ ____________. Appalachian Mountains
The king and Parliament viewed the American colonies as a source of funds
The British government tried to stop smuggling with the Sugar Act
What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies Stamp Act
Who led the Green Mountain Boys? Ethan Allen
Who opposed any compromise with the American colonists? George III
Whose letters to her husband suggested increased rights for women? Abigail Adams
The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson
Who ran the first post office established by the Second Continental Congress? Benjamin Franklin
Who wrote Common Sense? Thomas Paine
George Grenville's first action in the colonies was to take action agains smugglers
To search a colonist's house, a British customs officer presented a writ of assistance
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act? Patrick Henry
Which act gave the British Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever"? Declaratory Act
Colonial leaders used the Boston Massacre killings as Propoganda
"The shot heard 'round the world" refers to the actions of the minutemen at Lexington and Concord.
Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion? Loyalists
Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence? Patriots
George Washington was chosen commander of the Continental Army upon the recommendation of John Adams.
The colonists expressed their desire for peace in the Olive Branch Petition.
Great Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763 after the ____________________ War. French and Indian
As it repealed the Stamp Act, the British Parliament asserted its right to tax the colonies with the ____________________ Act. Declaratory
One result of the Boston Massacre was the repeal of the ____________________ Acts. Townshend Acts
The Coercive Acts were passed to punish colonists in Boston and other parts of Massachusetts for the ____________________. Boston Tea Party
In response to unpopular laws and acts of the British king and Parliament, the _________________________ met in Philadelphia in September 1774. Continental Congress
In the mid-1770s, King George declared that the colonies were in a "state of ____________________." "state of rebelion"
The first battles of the American Revolution occurred in April 1775 in _________________________, Massachusetts. Lexington and Concord
In May 1775, American colonists led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen seized ____________________ on Lake Champlain. Fort Tincongeroga
In the early years of the American Revolution, Benedict Arnold was a ____________________, but he eventually joined forces with the British. Patriot
Some colonists became ____________________ because they were officeholders who would lose their positions as the result of a revolution. Loyalists
King George rejected the _________________________, in which the Second Continental Congress made a last attempt to avoid war with Great Britain. Olive Branch Petition
The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created ____________________. Equal
A legal document permitting searches was a writ of assisntance
united protesters opposed to British rule were called committees of correspondence
This prevented supplies being shipped to Boston Intolerable Acts
__________ __________ shouted "the regulars are out" Paul Revere
___________ ___________ was a victim in the Boston Massacre. Crispus Attucks
taxed printed material Stamp Act
Advocate of women's rights Abigail Adams
Patriot Leader William Prescot
Redcoat leader William Howe
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