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Rev War Part 1
Revolutionary War Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The symbol of new land where people would meet to important meetings | liberty tree |
| War between the French & Indians against the Colonists | French & Indian War |
| Who fought in the The French & Indian War? | French/Indians vs England/Colonists |
| A law that made the colonists house, feed, and cloth the English soldiers | Quartering Act |
| A law that put high taxes on molasses and sugar | Sugar Act |
| A law that made colonists sell and buy everything to England even if they could get a better price elsewhere | Navigation Act |
| A law where every paper that changed hands was taxed with a stamp: land deeds, newspapers, wills, etc | Stamp Act What |
| What does Taxation without Representation mean | Colonists being taxed without being represented in the decision making in England. |
| A law that taxed tea, cloth, and all goods | Townshend Act |
| tarred and feathered | if you didn't boycott the goods being taxed by England you would be covered with tar and feathers |
| Two names given to the Redcoats | Lobsterbacks & Bloodybacks |
| Boston Massacre | A fight at the Customs House between Redcoats and Colonists where 5 colonists were killed |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists/ Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and dumped tea overboard on 3 ships in Boston Harbor. |
| Why was the First Continental Congress formed? | Because of all the taxes England had on things...they called them the Intolerable Acts |
| What did they do at the First Continental Congress | boycott British goods, pass a Bill of Rights for Colonists, build a militia |
| Sons of Liberty | People who fought for Independence from England |
| Paul Revere's mission | Tell John Hancock & Sam Adams they were coming to capture them & the hid the guns and ammunition. |
| How long did it take the Redcoats to win Bunker Hill | It took them 3 times |
| What was the main reason the British won the battle at Bunker Hill? | Colonists ran out of ammunition |
| Where was the Declaration of Independence written | At the Second Continental Congress |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Besides the Declaration of Independence, what else was formed at the Second Continental Congress | The Continental Army who George Washington commanded |
| Who were the minute men? | Colonists who were ready to fight in a minutes notice |
| How many part of the Declaration are there? | 3 parts |
| The first part of the Declaration of Independence is about who? | Colonists and their rights |
| The second part of the Declaration of Independence is about what? | complaints/grievances against the King of England |
| The third part of the Declaration of Independence says what? | Declares Colonists independence from England |
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