Chapter 5 Study Guide

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King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 to:

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limit contact and keep peace with Native Americans

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The Sugar Act reduced the duties on imported molasses because:

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it aimed to discourage smuggling by making legal importation cheaper.

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What argument did colonists make against the Stamp Act?

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The Stamp Act was a violation of their rights as Englishmen to tax themselves.

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What did the Townshend Acts do that increased British control over the colonies?

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Imposed new taxes on imports to pay colonial governors and judges

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The Sons of Liberty showed their resistance to the Townshend Acts by:

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boycotting British goods

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The Daughters of Liberty showed their resistance in the colonies by: weaving their own cloth, dumping cargo on tea ships, washing their own clothes, educating young girls

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weaving their own cloth

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The fighting at Lexington and Concord is significant because:

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it marked the start of the American Revolutionary War.

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Hessians were involved in the American Revolution as:

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mercenaries hired by the British

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What solution to colonial problems did Thomas Paine publish in Common Sense in 1776?

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Independence from Britain

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What are “unalienable rights” and which person influenced their inclusion in the Declaration of Independence?

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Rights that cannot be taken away; influenced by John Locke