Lesson 10: Tensions Grow between the Colonies and Great Britain

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What is an act?

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A law.

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What is a boycott?

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To protest by refusing to use or buy a good or service.

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What is a delegate?

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A person who represents others at a convention or conference.

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Who was the First Continental Congress?

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The meeting of delegates from 12 colonies to talk about Great Britain, and to set up a boycott of goods.

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What is an import?

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A good brought into the country by another country.

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What happened at the Boston Massacre?

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It was an accidental fight where 5 colonists died.

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What is Parliament?

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The lawmaking part of the British government

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What does it mean "to protest?"

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An action that shows disapproval or an objection to something

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What does "repeal" mean?

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To cancel a law

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What is "taxation without representation"?

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The colonists were being taxed without having representatives in the British Parliament.