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Chapter 5 lesson 1
lesson 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| massacre | The purposeful killing of many people . |
| quarter | To shelter or to house. |
| martial law | Placing the military in charge of a government. |
| Patriot | A colonist who opposed Britain's actions and policies before and during the American Revolution. |
| Loyalist | A person who remains loyal to Great Britain during that American Revolution. |
| neutral | Not taking a side in conflict. |
| militia | Local armies of colonists. |
| debt | A sum of money that it owned |
| congress | A lawmaking body |
| Stamp Act | A law passed by the British government that taxed all of the paper used by the colonists. |
| Sons of Liberty | A group of colonial men who protested the usjust taxes of the British |
| boycott | The restful to buy a product as part of a protest |
| tariff | Taxes on products coming into a country. (Taxes on imports goods) |
| customs | Taxes on products coming into a country. (Collocation of taxes) (physical money received.) |
| Townshend Acts | A series of acts that placed taxes on products being sold to the colonists. |
| Why were the colonists angry about the Stamp Act? | |
| What was the name of the tax on imported goods after the repeal of the Stamp Act? | |
| What were the first two battles of the Revolution? | |
| Describe the events of the Boston Massacre. | |
| What laws were passed by Parliament as punishment for the Boston Tea Party? | |
| What group led protests in Boston? | |
| What were the recommendations of the 1st Continental Congress? |