Pre-Revolutionary #1 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 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. |
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