Revolutionary War Flashcards

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Which law taxed glass, paper, paint, lead and tea?

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Townshend Acts

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Which law taxed legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, etc.?

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Stamp Act

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Why did the French and Indian War begin?

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the British and French both claimed the land in the Ohio River Valley as their own.

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What was a result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution?

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England decided to make the American colonists help pay war debts.

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The Sons and Daughters of Liberty were organized to

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protest British policies.

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John Adams' remark on colonists' protests against the Stamp Act: “Our presses have groaned, our pulpits have thundered, our legislatures have resolved, our towns have voted, the crown officials everywhere trembled.” What does this primary source support?

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Colonists made strong protests in their newspapers and churches.

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Why did the colonists claim that Parliament did not have the right to tax them?

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they were not represented in Parliament.

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What did the Albany Plan of Union call for?

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a joint colonial council for defense against France

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Which law forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachians Mountains?

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Proclamation of 1763

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What is the main idea of the illustration below?

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The colonists were restricted by the laws passed by the British government.