4.1: Stirrings of Rebellion

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The formation of the Sons of Liberty was a response to: the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp Act, the Quartering Act, the Townshend Acts.

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the Stamp Act.

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Parliament passes the ___, requiring colonists to pay a direct tax on a variety of printed items.

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the Stamp Act.

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Colonists react with rage and well-organized resistance to the___, a package of revenue laws imposing taxes on imports of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

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the Townshend Acts.

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One direct result of the Intolerable Acts was: the Boston Tea Party., the convening of the First Continental Congress., the split between Loyalists and Patriots., the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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the convening of the First Continental Congress.

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Colonists stage the ___ to send a forceful message to Britain communicating their feelings about the Tea Act.

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Boston Tea Party.

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Tensions rise between Britain and the colonies when the ___ leaves Crispus Attucks and four others dead.

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Boston Massacre

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The assemblies of Massachusetts and Virginia set up ___ to communicate with other colonies about British threats to colonists’ liberties.

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committees of correspondence

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During which event did the first fighting between redcoats and minutemen occur? Options: Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Breeds Hill, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Lexington

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Battle of Lexington

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Parliament passes what the colonists call the ___, a series of measures that, among other things, shut down Boston Harbor and authorize British commanders to house soldiers in private homes.

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Intolerable Acts

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To keep the peace, General Thomas Gage places Boston under ___.

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martial law