Ch. 6 Lesson 2 Flashcard

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Twenty colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre.

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False

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Boycotts following the Boston Massacre helped repeal the Townshend Acts.

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True

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The committee of correspondence was a system of letter writing between the colonial governors and the king.

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False

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At the time of the Boston Tea Party, most colonists still considered themselves British citizens.

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True

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Parliament successfully isolated Boston from the colonies by passing the Coercive Acts.

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False

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When Britain learned that the colonies were on the brink of rebellion in 1768, what was Parliament's response? Options: Parliament closed Boston Harbor, Parliament did nothing, Parliament sent a letter to the colonies, Parliament sent troops to Boston

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Parliament sent troops to Boston

Front

Paul Revere's engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to more intense anti-British feeling among the colonists?

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Boston Massacre

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Which act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants?

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Tea Act

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What was the dramatic act of defiance that some colonists celebrated?

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Boston Tea Party

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What was the colonial name for laws that banned town meetings in New England?

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Intolerable Acts