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Causes of Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| boycott | refuse to buy goods or services |
| repeal | take away, cancel |
| minuteman | member of colonial militia |
| Loyalist | person loyal to Great Britain |
| Patriot | person who wanted American independence |
| petition | formal request |
| Proclamation of 1763 | prohibited colonists moving west of Appalachian Mts. |
| Sugar Act | effort to stop smugglers, lowered tax so molasses bought legally |
| Stamp Act | taxed paper goods and documents |
| Townshend Acts | tax on paint, lead, glass, paper, tea |
| Tea Act | tax on tea |
| Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) | made town meetings illegal, closed ports |
| Quartering Act | colonists had to house British troops in their homes |
| Treaty of Paris | ended French and Indian War |
| Boston Massacre | conflict between colonists and British soldiers, 5 colonists died |
| French and Indian War | resulted in a huge debt for England |
| First Continental Congress | King ignored letter written by delegates |
| Lexington & Concord | 1st shots of Revolution |
| Second Continental Congress | Olive Branch Petition - King ignored |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote Declaration of Independence |
| Common Sense | pamphlet about breaking away from England |
| Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense |
| Preamble | first section of Declaration of Independence |
| Natural Rights | life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |