Chapter 2: Trouble is Brewing CKLA 4th Grade Unit 7 The American

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What was the Stamp Act?

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A law passed by the British government in 1765 that taxed printed materials in the American colonies.

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What does 'No taxation without representation' mean?

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It means that the colonists believed they should not be taxed by the British government without having representatives in Parliament.

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Who were the Sons of Liberty?

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A group of American colonists who protested against British taxation and played a key role in the American Revolution.

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What were the Townshend Acts?

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A series of laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods imported to the American colonies.

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What was the Boston Massacre?

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An incident in 1770 where British soldiers killed five colonists during a confrontation.

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Who was Samuel Adams?

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A leader of the Sons of Liberty who organized protests against British taxation.

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What was the Tea Act?

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A law passed in 1773 that granted the British East India Company the right to sell tea directly to the colonies, undermining local merchants.

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What was the Boston Tea Party?

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A protest in 1773 where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to oppose the Tea Act.

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What were the Intolerable Acts?

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A series of punitive laws passed in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party, aimed at controlling the colonies.

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Who was Crispus Attucks?

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An African American man who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre.