American Revolution Flashcards

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Abigail Adams

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Wife of John Adams who supported women’s rights

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Sons of Liberty

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Group of colonists who met secretly and protested British acts and taxes

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Daughters of Liberty

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Group formed to help boycotts by making cloth and liberty tea

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Green Mountain Boys

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Led by Ethan Allen, they made a surprise attack and captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British

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Patriots

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Wanted independence from Britain

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Loyalists

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Wanted to remain loyal to the British king

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Proclamation Line of 1763

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Boundary set after the French and Indian War between the 13 colonies and land reserved for the American Indians

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Stamp Act

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Taxed printed goods and paper goods such as stamps, legal documents, and playing cards

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Intolerable Acts

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Punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. Included the quartering act, Boston placed under martial law, and British Navy ships blockaded Boston Harbor

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Townshend Acts

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Tax on lead, tea, paper, paint, glass & wool