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Chap. 5 Lundquist
Question | Answer |
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Freedom from rule by others | independence |
Soldiers who are paid to fight for another country | mercenaries |
Great Britain was in debt because of the _____________________________. | French and Indian War |
Because of the war, Britain passed the ___________ _____________. | Stamp Act |
Since the colonists had no representatives in ___________, they protested. | parliament |
In 1767, a new set of laws called the _____________was established. This angered the colonists and caused them to______________. | Townshend Acts boycott |
______________means to give food or shelter to British troops. | Quarte |
If you are ____________you are undecided, not choosing one side or the other. | neutral |
During the ___________ _____________, five colonists were killed by British soldiers. | Boston Massacre |
Letters were delivered to alert different colonies using the __________ ________________. | Pony Express |
One of the riders for the Pony Express was a Boston silversmith named __________ ___________________. | Paul Revere |
To sign up for armed service means to ______________. | enlist |
The ____________is a volunteer army created by colonists. | militia |
A__________________is a written request for rights or benefits. | petition |
In 1773, Parliament passed a new law, the _______ _________, which ended up making popular tea more expensive. | Tea Act |
Members of the __________ ____ ___________disguised themselves and boarded three ships carrying Boston tea. | Sons of Liberty |
342 chests of tea were thrown into the harbor and this became known as the _____________ _______ ______________. | Boston Tea Party |
Parliament and ______________ ______________ were furious about the Boston Tea Party and passed some laws which the colonists called the _____________ __________. | King George III Intolerable Acts |
In 1774, representatives for all the colonies except Georgia created the ___________ _______________ ______________ and agreed to stop all trade with Britain. | First Continental Congress |
Each colony agreed to train a ________________. | militia |