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social studies 3 chp
Questi | Answer |
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To refuse to buy, sell or use something | boycott |
Great Britain's Law-making body | Parliament |
A person chosen to represent another | Delegate |
Why did Great Britain tax the colonists? | to pay for the war it had with France |
What does Taxation without Representation mean? | colonists were being taxed in Great Britain but did not have any votes or say about it |
What was the goal of the First Continental Congress? | To respond to the Intolerable Acts |
What was the Boston Tea Party? | It was a protest against the Tea Act. |
What did the Patriots believe? | The colonists should govern themselves. |
Who was New Jersey's first governor after its independence? | William Livingston |
What is treason? | the crime of trying to remove one's government by force |
What is independence? | Freedom from rule by others |
What is a mercenary? | a soldier hired to fight in a foreign army |
What is a strategy? | a plan of action |
Who led the Patriots during the American Revolution? | George Washington |
Name 3 important battles in NJ | Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton and Battle of Monmouth |
Which battle showed the Americans could defeat the British? | The Battle of Trenton |
Who was the American Hero in the Battle of Monmouth? | Molly Pitcher |
During which battle did the British surrender to Washington? | The Battle of Yorktown |
What does ratify mean? | to formally approve |
What was the Constitution written as? | the new plan for America |
What do we call a narrow waterway built by humans? | canals |
Who invented the telegraph? | Samuel B. Morse |