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FF#9 U.S History EMS
Warm-up in U.S History at Ereckson Middle School in Allen, TX
Question | Answer |
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Colonists dump 342 chests of tea in protest of the Tea Act. | Boston Tea Party |
Punishment the colonies received after the Boston Tea Party. | Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts |
Female Patriot who wrote plays to make the British look foolish. | Mercy Otis Warren |
Meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to increased taxes and abuses of authority: September 1774 | The First Continental Congress |
The Second Continental Congress sends this: ____________________ to King George III for one last chance at peace. | The Olive Branch Petition |
The first MAJOR battle of the war for control of the city of Boston. (Hint: But it actually took place at Breeds Hill) | Battle at Bunker Hill (Bunkers Hill is near Breeds Hill) |
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which convinced many loyalists to become patriots. | Common Sense |
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence. | Thomas Jefferson |