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Road to Revolution
Causes of Revolution 2022 (11)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| boycott | refuse to buy goods or services |
| repeal | take away, cancel The King canceled the Stamp Act after the Colonists protested. |
| minuteman | Colonists who where willing to fight in a minutes notice. |
| Loyalist | person loyal to Great Britain ( Supported the King) |
| Patriot | person who wanted American independence ( Did not support the King) |
| 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) | The Kings reaction to the Boston Tea Party. He made town meetings illegal and closed ports in Boston. |
| 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 | Fighting over the Ohio River Valley with the French. It resulted in 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 |