Ch 8 Vocabulary Matching Flashcard

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A tax on imported goods.

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tariff

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A colonist who opposed British rule.

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Patriot

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Important revolutionary battle that took place on Breed’s Hill.

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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Group that led protests against the new Stamp Act tax.

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Sons of Liberty

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A volunteer army.

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militia

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Britain’s law-making assembly.

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Parliament

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Militia groups who could be ready to fight for their colony at only a minute’s notice.

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minutemen

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A war Americans fought for independence.

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American Revolution

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A refusal to buy goods.

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Boycott

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Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolution? Options: The signing of the Declaration of Independence, The Boston Massacre, The Battle of Yorktown, The French and Indian War

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The Boston Massacre