Revolution Flashcard

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How did the British pay for the French and Indian War?

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Taxed the colonies

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What kind of government is British Parliament?

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Representative

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The 13 Colonies had representatives in Parliament

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False

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To avoid paying British taxes, the colonists

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started smuggling

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How did colonists feel about British taxes?

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They were angry.

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In what event were colonist protesters killed by British Soldiers?

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Boston Massacre

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In reaction to the tax on tea, the colonists

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dumped tea into the harbor

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What is a militia?

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Citizen Soldiers

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What was the Continental Congress?

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A meeting of colony representatives

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What does the quote "The people are evidently making every preparation for resistance. They are taking every means to provide themselves with arms." tell us?

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Colonists were preparing for war