American Revolution Part I ESOL

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This war, which preceded the Revolutionary War, caused the British to start taxing the colonies?

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French and Indian War

Front

What is a forcible overthrow of the government in favor of a new one called?

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Revolution

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This group with members like Samuel Adams, and John Hancock began organizing demonstrations and printing articles against the British?

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Sons of Liberty

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What is propaganda?

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Propaganda is biased or misleading information used to promote a political cause or viewpoint.

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The distribution of writings in these two forms have been called the “lifeblood of the American Revolution”?

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Pamphlets and newspapers

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Colonies created these groups who distributed petitions and writings with complaints about the British.

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Committees of Correspondence

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These “national” gatherings met in Philadelphia with delegates from the colonies to coordinate efforts against the British?

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Continental Congress

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What is it called when you refuse to purchase goods from another country?

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Boycott

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These are groups of citizen soldiers?

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Militia

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British soldiers marched to these two towns to confiscate the rebels' ammunition?

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Lexington and Concord