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Pre-Revolutionary #1
Pre-Revolutionary Era Quiz #1
Question | Answer |
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Proclamation of 1763 | The name of the order made to stop colonists from setting west of the Appalachian mountains. |
Stamp Act | The tax on legal documents. |
No taxation without representation | The idea that colonists wouldn't pay money to a government that doesn't recognize them. |
Writs of assistance | Legal document that gave British officials the right to check a ship's cargo without giving a reason. |
Quartering Act | Law that forced colonists to provide food, housing, clothing, candles, and bedding to soldiers stationed in the colonies. |
Petition | Form of protest where a formal written request is made to someone in authority, signed by a group of people. |
Boycott | Form of protest where a group of people refuse to buy certain goods or services. |
Sons of Liberty | Staged mock hangings of British officials to try to convince them not to collect taxes. |
Daughters of Liberty | Encouraged women to spin and weave their own clothes. |
John Adams | Defended the soldiers in the Boston Massacre. |
Patrick Henry | Great public speaker who rallied support for protesters. |
Mercy Otis Warren | Wrote plays that made fun of the British. |