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Chapter 8
Question | Answer |
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Alliance | A partnership |
Articles of confederation | The first set of law for the U.S.A |
Proclamation of 1763 | It stated the land between the Appalachian & Mississippi was set aside for the Native Americans |
General Thomas Gage | Was put in charge of controlling Boston by King George the 3 |
Why did the British tax the colonist ? | To pay for the taxes for from the French and Indian war |
The Ohio River stretches between what two land marks | Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River |
What were the soldiers at the battle of Bunker hill told by their leaders | Don't fire unless you see the whites of the British soldiers eyes |
Where did the Battle of Bunker Hill actually take place | Breeds hill |
Describe the Townshens Act | It was a tax on British imports , including glass,tea,paper,and paint |
Parliament | The law making branch of the British Govorment |
Describe the Sugur Act | It was a tax on sugar and molasses |
In what city did the first and second continental congress met | Philadelphia |
What happened on July 4 , 1774 | The Declaration of Independence was excepted by congress |
Who was commander and chief of the Continentil army | George Washington |
What was the name of the book that Thomas Paine wrote | Common sense |
Boycott | Not to buy |
What was the name of the treaty signed after the French and Indian war | The Treaty of Paris |
Monopoly | Complete control of a good or service |
What was the other name for the Coercive Act | The Intolerable Act |
What was bad about the British at French and Indian war | Red coats not hiding behind trees and not knowing how to play in a field |
What did the colonist say about the tax | No taxation without representation |
Delegates | Representives |
Imperial polices | Laws and orders by the king |
Repeal | To take back |
Independence | Freedom to govern yourself |
Who were the leaders of the Sons of Liberty | John Hancock and Sam Adams |
Who mainly wrote the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
What was the major cause for the French and Indian war | France and England were claiming the Ohio Valley |
Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important | Because they were considered the first battles of the Revolutionary war |
Revolution | A sudden and complete change in Government |
Treason | Working against your own Government |
What event killed 5 people | Boston Massacre |
What did the Massachusetts militia call themselves | The Minutemen |
Congress | A formal meeting of representatives |
How may lanterns did Paul Revere hang | 2 |
What did the colonist do about the taxes | Boycott |