Mod. 4.1: Conflict in the Colonies (Flashcards)

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Patriot playwright portraying British leaders as greedy

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Mercy Otis Warren

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Colonial leader in Boston

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Samuel Adams

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Townshend Acts taxes on:

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glass, lead, paint, paper, tea

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First direct tax on colonists

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Stamp Act 1765

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First person killed in Boston Massacre

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Crispus Attucks

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Forced colonists to house British soldiers

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Quartering Act

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Reason for Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts

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Pay war debt and protect colonies from Natives

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Boston Massacre: Colonists clashed with British soldiers

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5 colonists died

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Tea Act: British East India Company advantage

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Allowed lower-cost tea sales than smugglers.

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Committees of Correspondence

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Shared information between towns and colonies about new laws and ways to challenge them