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American History

Chapter 6 Section 3

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Minutemen group of armed civilians trained to be ready to fight "at a minutes warning"
Intolerable Acts series of laws known in Britain as the Coercive Acts, meant to punish Massachusetts and clamp down on resistance in other countries.
First Continental Congress delegates voted to ban all trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were replaced
Paul Revere Boston silversmith who rode into the countryside to spread news of British troop movements
Lexington and Concord first battles of the Revolutionary War
Loyalists American who supported the British
Patriots Americans who sided with the rebels
militia a force of armed civilians who pledged to defend their community
Why did Britain pass the Intolerable Acts? In 1774, Parliament passed a series of laws to punish the Massachusetts colony after the Boston Tea Party
How did the colonies respond to the Intolerable Acts? They appointed General Thomas Gage and they boycotted
How did British control begin to slip? The colonists started to take control and the colonists fought back and protested on the acts
Why did General Gage send troops to Lexington and Concord? He sent 700 soldiers to find weapons and to arrest the two patriots leaders.
What democratic traditions were threatened by Parliaments policies? Town meetings and replacing the elected council. Also increased the governors power over the colonists.
Why did Americans have to choose to be either a Patriot or a Loyalist at this time? Americans had to choose which side they wanted to support. The Patriots wanted to break away from Britain rule and the Loyalists wanted to stay under Britain.
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