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the american revolution
Question | Answer |
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define stamp act? | tax on all printed materials |
define "no tax without representation" ? | not many prople to say that there should be taxes |
define inrolerable acts ? | cannot self govern, laws that the parlimnt passed |
define decleration of independance ? | document about giving independance to other countries |
why did the americans resist british effort to impose new laws and taxes ? | then they would end up boycotting because they did not want to pay the taxes. |
how did britain plan to pay off the dept from the french and indian war? | declaring indpenedance |
define loyalists? | colonists that were loyal to the king |
define parroits ? | colonists who favored independance from england |
define sons of liberty ? | people making sure that no stamps were sold, and everyone stuck to the boycotts |
who was the main writer of the decleration? | Thomas Jefferson |
define quarting act? | the colony had to let the sodiers live in their house, and feed them |
cirspus was the only slave killed in what? | boston massacre |
define elijah clark? | leader at kettle creck, and able to get needed supplies |
who were the 3 signers from ga that signed the decleration? | lyman hall button gwinnett and george walton |
define austin dabney? | a slave who faught in the war inplace of his land for his brave service |
what was the only county in GA that was named after a woman? | nancy hart |
define proclamation act of 1763. what country issued this? | created 4 new colonies.. and britain |
when was the decleration signed? | july 4 1776 |