Events leading to the American Revolution

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Who were the Sons of Liberty?

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Group of men who organized protest against the King

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Who was King George III?

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King of England; Created the taxes on the colonists.

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Who were minutemen?

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Men who are able to defend the town at a minutes notice.

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Who was Paul Revere?

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Known for his midnight ride to warning “the British are coming”

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Who were the Redcoats?

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British soldiers (known for their uniform of red coats) also known as lobsterbacks

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Who was Crispus Attucks?

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A former slave who died during the Boston Massacre

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Define the word "boycott"

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To stop buying or doing business with someone/something

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What is the Stamp Act?

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1st tax on the colonies. It taxed all paper items the colonists needed. Newspaper, legal documents

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What was the Townshend Acts?

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2nd tax on colonies after the Stamp Act was repealed. A tax on goods that are made in Britian. Tea, paint, paper, lead

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What was the Intolerable Acts?

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Parliament passed after the Boston Tea Party. Colonists could not hold town meetings, they had to house & feed the British soldiers (Quartering Act), Boston Harbor was sealed off until Boston paid the merchants back for the tea that was dumped.