FIRST HALF YEAR Flashcard

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This created a temporary border at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting the movement of the colonists

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Proclamation of 1763

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Why did the American colonists protest against the Stamp Act?

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Because they were being taxed without any representation in the government.

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What did the colonists call the laws that were passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

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The Intolerable Acts

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Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies?

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To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

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This act required colonists to feed and shelter British troops.

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Quartering Act (1765)

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Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. ___________________________________
A. House of Burgesses
B. Mayflower Compact
C. New England town meetings

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Colonial Efforts at Self-Government

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In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented

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steps in the growth of representative democracy in colonies

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What was the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649? “...no person or persons...professing to believe in Jesus Christ, shall from henceforth be anyways troubled, Molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her religion nor in the free exercise thereof within this Province...”

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Religious Freedom

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What did Common Sense convince the colonists to demand from the "Mother Country" (Britain)?

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Seperation

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Why did the American colonists protest against the Stamp Act?

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Because they were being taxed without any representation in the government.