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| An economic theory that emphasizes the importance of accumulating wealth and power for the mother country, primarily gold and silver, through a favorable balance of trade. |
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| Act to tax sugar and other foreign luxuries. |
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| Act that states that colonists had to provide food and shelter for those from the British military station in their colony. |
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| A dockworker of African and American Indian heritage, who later became a symbol of the antislavery movement. |
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| In March 1770, a crowd of colonists harassed the guards near the custom’s house. A fight broke out, killing 5. |
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| Act that basically brought about the taxation of every and any form of paper. |
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| Made of representatives from nine colonies. They resolved that only their own elected representatives had the legal authority to approve taxes. |
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| Sons and Daughters of Liberty |
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| A secret society made to intimidate tax agents. |
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| Made the Committees of Correspondence by making a habit of organizing committees. |
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| Defined the Revolutionary War as a necessary struggle and actively supported it in Congress by helping with the Declaration of Independence, nominating Washington to lead the army, and advocating for creation of a navy. He also played a crucial role in the Treaty of Paris |
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| On June 10, 1772, an act of colonial rebellion took place where Rhode Islanders boarded and burned British customs ship HMS Gaspee after it sailed to an area to shallow. Considered a predecessor to the Revolutionary War. |
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| New prime minister who urged Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts. |
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| Intolerable / Coercive Acts (1774) |
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| Four Acts directed at punishing the people of Boston. The Port Act closed the Boston Port, the Massachusetts Government Act which reduced the power of the Massachusetts legislature and increased royal power, the Administration of Justice Act which allowed royal officials who were accused of crimes to go to court in Great Britain instead of in the colonies, and the Quartering Act which was discussed earlier. |
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| The most effective form of protest. A major example was colonial women using their own cloth instead buying of Britain’s. |
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| The colonists, disguised as American Indians, dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor in protest against the Tea Act. |
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| A general license to search anywhere. |
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| Acts that had tax collected on colonial imports of tea, glass, and paper. Money would be used to fund British officials in the colonies, strengthen British authority, and help pay for the colonies' administration. Acts sparked Colonial protest and boycotts. Contributed to growing tensions of the Revolutionary War. |
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| Young Virginia lawyer who pointed out that the British gov’t recognized the rights of all citizens, including the right to not be taxed without representation. |
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| British polititcian who aimed to reduce Britain's national debt by taxing the colonies through the many Acts. Responsible for both the Sugar and Stamp Act. |
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| Act that said that Parliament had the right to tax and make laws for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.” Lead to more conflict and, for all intents and purposes, replaced the Stamp Act. |
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| Act that established Roman Catholicism as the official religion of Quebe,. Also set up a government without a representative assembly and extended Quebec’s boundary to the Ohio River. |
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| The stand in for a government during the American Revolution. |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Document adopted on July 4, 1776, that announced the 13 colonies' separation from Great Britain. "The greatest break up letter in history." |
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| American colonists who supported independence from British rule during the American Revolution. |
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| American colonists who stayed loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution. |
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| Main author of the Declaration of Independence. |
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| Wanted independence and pushed for her husband to vote towards it as well. During the Siege of Boston, the destruction that the British Army brought confirmed to her she could never go back to being a British subject. |
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| Man who wrote Common Sense. |
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| Battle of Lexington and Concord |
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| The first military engagement of the Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775. Conflict lasted for 8 years with America winning. |
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| A clash of armies between America and Britain. Britain won because they had more soldiers and could launch another attack right after defeat. |
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| A pivotal surprise attack led by George Washington on December 26, 1776. Restored hope and support in the Revolutionary War's cause. |
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| A major turning point that culminated in a decisive American victory in 1777. Boosted Patriot morale and convinced France to team with the U.S. |
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| British general who failed his 1777 invasion from Canada. He had the goal of splitting the colonies, but ended up surrendering at Saratoga. |
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| Foreign soldiers hired by the British, especially the German Hessians. |
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| The Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Though his leadership was crucial in the war, before then, he was known as somewhat of a failure in his military efforts. |
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| Final major battle of the war. America and France trap British General Cornwallis' army, leading to his surrender on October 19, 1781. Ended major combat and led to peace negotiations starting. |
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| British general who surrendered at Yorktown. His surrender led to America having its freedom. |
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