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Social Studies Test
13 colonies map, and terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ___ was fought, resulting in Great Britain acquiring more land and causing them to go into debt. | French and Indian |
| The __ felt it was only fair for the colonists to pay part of the debt from the war. To help slow down the growth of the colonies and avoid further conflict with Native Americans, the King also passed _____, which prevented westward movement | British The Proclamation of 1763 |
| The __ was passed to lower taxes on sugar and molasses and punish smugglers. Colonists were angered because they could still buy French sugar at a cheaper price if they were allowed. The Parliament also passes the ___. Requiring colonists to provide | Sugar Act The Quartering Act |
| No taxation without representation was a point represented by ___ | James Otis |
| The __ taxed almost all printed material. Two reasons why colonists were angered were: 1.__ 2.__ | Stamp Act It was a direct tax no taxation without representation |
| Sam Adams and other colonists helped start a group called the ___ to protest British rule | Commitees of Correspondence |
| Merchants began to _ British goods and delegates from the colonies even sent a written request called a _ to the king and parliament. Eventually, this lead to a _ of the _ because British merchants were losing so much money. | boycott petition repeal Stamp Act |
| At the same time the Parliament passed the _, which said it had complete control over the colonies. | Declaratory Act |
| In 1767 Parliament passed the _. Custom officers could now enter any location to search for smuggled goods. | Writs of Assistance |
| Parliament now passed the _ to further raise and enforce new import duties or taxes. This tax was only on foreign goods including paper, glass, tea and lead. | Townshend Acts |
| Colonists were now even more angered. They believed that only __ had the right to levy taxes on fellow colonists. | colonial assemblies |
| To protest the __, women formed a group to support colonial boycotts. They called themselves ____ | Townshend Act Daughters of Liberty |
| John Hancock's ship, the _, was seized by British officials. Colonists were further angered | Liberty |
| Parliament responded by sending troops to Boston. These soldiers, also called _ or _ set up camp right in the middle of the town. | Regulars Redcoats/Lobsterbacks |
| Some of the harassment by these soldiers included: 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ | stealing fighting stealing jobs |
| On March 5th 1770, angered colonists mobbed and provoked British troops guarding the Custom's house. This resulted in the __ where _ died. | The Boston Massacre five |
| Colonial leaders decided to use _ to influence public opinion. __ made an engraving of the incident. The ___also circulated writings of the incident to keep the colonists informed of British actions. | Paul Revere Committees of Correspondence |
| In 1773 Pariament passed the_which allowed_to sell tea directly to colonists without having to pay a lot of the taxes. Colonial merchants couldn't compete because their tea was taxed. This allowed the company to have a_, or a total control over the market | Tea Act The East India Company monopoly |
| Also in 1773, ___ ships carrying tea arrive in the Boston Harbor. The royal governor refused to let the ships turn back. Consequently, the Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor. This act of rebellion became known as ___ | East India Tea Company The Boston Tea Party |
| As a result, the Parliament passed the Coercive Acts, known in the colonies as the intolerable acts, which said: 1. 2. 3. 4. | 1. They closed the ports of Boston 2. Increased the power of the Royal Governor and banned town meetings 3. Added a new quartering act 4. British officials accused of a crim in America were sent to England for their trials. |
| The ____ met in September of 1774. The congress endorsed the Suffolk Resolves, demanding the _, or the end of the Intolerable acts | Committees of Correspondence repeal |
| Groups of citizens called _ Bo were formed. One group, calling themselves _ claimed they were ready to fight in a minute's notice. | militia minutemen |
| In 1775, two battles were fought in Massachusetts, signing the beginning of the Revoluntionary War | Battles of Concord and Lexington |
| monopoly | total control of a market for a certain product |
| alliance | agreement between nations to help each other against others |
| Tea Act | a law that allowed East India's Company to sell tea directly to the colonies |
| Writs of Assistance | blank search warrants to allow custom's officers to search practically anywhere for smuggled goods |
| duty | an import tax |
| The Quartering Act | a law passed by Parliament to have their soldiers housed and fed by colonies in America |
| petition | a written request to the government |
| Washington | a Virginia militia leader |
| boycott | organized campaign to refuse to buy certain goods |
| The Stamp Act | a tax by England on America to tax virtually all paper goods |
| The Boston Massacre | This happen on March 5, 1770 |
| John Adams | defended the Redcoats during the trial about the Boston Massacre |
| The Boston Tea Party | event where the Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and dumped tea overboard |
| French and Indian War | the war that got Britain in DEBT |
| Loyalist | someone loyal to England |
| The Sugar Act | a tax on sugar and molasses |
| minutemen | soldiers ready to fight at a minutes notice |
| repeal | to officially end |
| Coercive Acts | laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party |
| Patriot | someone wanted to rebel against England |
| militia | military force made up of citizens |
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