American Revolution

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the ability to govern oneself

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independence

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money owed to someone else

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debt

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money paid to the government

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taxes

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to refuse to buy or participate in something - usually as a protest

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boycott

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when someone speaks on behalf of someone else or a group of people

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representation

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What act placed a tax on sugar and molasses?

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The Sugar Act

Front

when British soldiers fired into a crowd of angry colonists and 5 colonists died

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Boston Massacre

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when colonists dressed as Native Americans, boarded British ships, and dumped British tea overboard

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Boston Tea Party

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this document explained the colonists reasons for being angry with the British government and how they wanted their government to run

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Declaration of Independence

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Why didn't the colonists think the taxes were fair? Options: they didn't have to pay taxes and wanted to, they had representation and didn't want it, they didn't have representation and did want it, they didn't have any tea

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they didn't have representation and did want it