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| What event in British History was concluded by the Revolutionary Settlement? |
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| What British law prevented a subject from false imprisionment |
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| Name the economic system practices in Europe in the 17th century. |
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| Name the term reviewed in the class fro religious groups such as Catholics and Presbyterians |
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| The ____ charter was most common among the 13 colonies |
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| Name the failed attempt of the colonies to unify in support of the British effort in the French and Indian War |
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| Who became prime minister of England in 1763? |
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| Along what geographic feature was the 1763 Proclamation Line drawn? |
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| Who wrote a letter to the king in the name of the Stamp Act Congress? |
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| What law declared parliament's power to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever. |
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| Name the Boston merchant who wrote a letter to the newspaper critical of the opposition to importing tea |
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| Name and rank of the British soldier whose incident with one Edward Gerrish contributed to the chain of events that culminated in the Boston Massacre |
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| Name and rank of the British officer in charge of the troop detachment during the Boston Massacre. |
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| Name the British merchant who was warning the British officer in charge just at the moment when the shooting began (Boston Massacre) |
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| Name and rank of the British soldier who accidentally discharged his weapon thus starting the Boston Massacre |
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| Give the moth and day of the Boston Massacre |
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| Name the lawyer who defended the British in the Boston Massacre trial |
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| What body of government declared in 1771 that A power without a check is subversive of all freedom? |
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| House of Representatives, Massachusetts |
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| What features of civilization did the Brits take from Rome? |
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Republican Gov't --> Parliament
Code of Law --> English Common Law
High Features of Civilization --> Literature, architecture. |
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| What does Pax Brittanica mean? |
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| What was the only state not under English Common Law? |
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| What were the rights of an Englishman? |
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1. Magna Carta
2. English Bill of Rights
3. Habeaus Corpus Act |
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Developed in 1215 when King John demanded taxes and the nobles said:
- No gov't without prescribed law
- No taxation without representation |
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| Why was the Revolution fought? |
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| To attain rights granted to the colonists as Englishmen |
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| What is the English Bill of Rights? |
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Came out of the English Civil War, and gave:
- Inalienable Rights:
>> Freedom of Religion
>> Safety in the home |
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| What protections are placed on the home in the English Bill of Rights? |
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| Law cannot legally enter the home without a search warrant for specific goods, and the search warrant could not be initiated by the king or magistrate. |
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| What precluded the English Bill of Rights? |
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| Prior to the English Bill of Rights, the Stuarts had the Star Chamber, Trials, where people were tried for treason - anyone for any reason at any time. |
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| What is the Habeaus Corpus Act? |
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If arrested by the police a person must appear in front of a judge for arraignment within a reasonable amount of time to have a testimonial given and bail set.
Made it illegal for anyone to be imprisoned without due process. |
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| What does Habeaus Corpus mean? |
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| After arraignment, citizens would be judged by a jury of their peers from their home area. This gave citizens the power/control |
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| What year was Jamestown Settled? |
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| What year did the pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock? |
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| What years did the English Civil War take place? |
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| What was the Glorious Revolution, and when did it take place? |
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| The revolution removing the Stuarts from power, post ECW, placing Mary Stuart and William of Orange on the throne, 1688 |
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| What was the Revolution Settlement, and when did it take place? |
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| 1689 - Rules that William and Mary ruled under. |
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| What are the six rules of the Revolution Settlement? |
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1. The sovereignty of England rests with Parliament
2. End of King Rules by the Right of God
3. Inalienable rights
4. English Bill of Rights
5. Habeaus Corpus Act
6. Reiteration of the Magna Carta |
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| When did Great Britain come into existance? |
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| Historically, how did countries that started colonies treat said colonies? |
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| Like they were provincial,and that the home nation was grander. |
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| A contract signed between the home nation and the colonies |
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What were the crown's obligations under the charter system?
What were the colonies obligations? |
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1. Provide military protection
2. Organize and enforce foreign policy
The colonies had to be obedient in these two matters. |
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| In colonial america, who was able to impose taxes? |
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| What type of charter had a Royal Governor, Privy Council, and assembly. The Executive leadership appt by the King, who were Englishmen, not America. 9/13 Colonies |
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| What kind of charter: Able to establish their own government structure? (MD/PA) |
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| What kind of charter: bi-communal set up with their on charter. |
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| What is the Royal Governor Set Up? |
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| Royal Governor --> Privy Council --> Assembly |
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| Royal Governor has the right to dissolve the assembly |
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| First elected assembly in the colonies (VA) |
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| What two states had a proprietary charter, who lead them, and what was their relgion |
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MD -> Lord Baltimore, Catholic
PA -> William Penn, Society of Friends (Quaker) |
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| What were the motives of those who settled colonies? |
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| Gold, Glory, and God (religious freedom) |
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| What were the motives of the Crown to establish colonies? |
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1. A balance of power
Britain catching up with Spain's royal navy. |
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| What year was the Spanish Armada defeated by the British Fleet? |
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| What year did England colonize Roanoke? |
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| What was the goal of merchantilism? |
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Emassing gold for the crown by:
1. Size of military
2. Colonial Possessions
3. Gold |
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| How did merchantilism work? |
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| Colonies sent raw materials to England, who sold them to France/Europe, who paid England, and manufactured them into goods, which were sold back to the colonies |
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| What were the Navigation Acts? |
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Foreign policies passed by Parliament:
1. Ennumerated Goods sold to England (tobacco, indigo, navel stores)
2. English must ship goods
3. Molassas supposed to be traded with Jamaica rather than the Dutch |
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| laws that are on the books but not enforced |
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| What were the Manufacturing Acts? |
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| Illegal for Americans to build plants / industry for textiles, iron works, and hats. Also statutory neglect |
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| Describe the French and Indian War |
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| 7 years war - British against the French/Indians - 1756-1763 - Victory for the British - World War (fought in 4 hemispheres) |
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| When did Pax Britanica start? |
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| After the end of the French and Indian War |
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| What phrases means that the sun would always shine on a pat of the british empire? |
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| How rich were the British after the French and India War? |
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| What goals did PM/Lord of the Treasury, George Grenville, face? |
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1. Clean up the Colonial System, by ending statutory neglect, more regulars, more aggressive customs officers.
2. Establishing Uniformities in the new territories |
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| What act was instituted in 1732 and was considered a protective tariff? |
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| What act was instituted in 1764 and was a revenue generating tariff? What did it do? |
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Sugar Act
- Increased the # of military enforcement
- Increase customs officers
- Ended Statutory Neglect |
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| When did Pontiac's Rebellion take place? |
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| 1759, uprising along northwest border |
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| What did the Grenville Program consist of? |
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Sugar Act
- Increased the # of military enforcement
- Increase customs officers
- Ended Statutory Neglect
2. Writ of Assistance
- more aggressive customs officers with more ability to enforce the law.
- law breakers sent to admiralty court in Nova Scotia or Halifax
3. Quartering Act of Troops (1765)
- British offers invited into homes
- British soldiers had a place to stay in public places
4. Proclamation Law - 1763- Americans would not migrate into Ohio Valley until it could be surveyed and made safe |
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| What was the American response to the Proclamation Law? |
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| Didn't want to be told what to do and accused the British of wanting to use the land to get rich. |
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| What was the act stating that the British wanted gold/silver to be used instead of scrip? |
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| A tariff with the purpose to regulate foreign trade. |
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| No, because it was instate to raise revenue, not establish foreign trade |
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| Who could instate taxes the colonies? |
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| What did Grenville propose when the colonists fought the Stamp Act? |
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Stamp Act - 1765
- A tax on all paper documents (birth cert, marriage cert, death cert, contracts, playing cards, etc) |
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| What transpired at the Stamp Act Congress of 1765? |
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| 9/13 colonies met im NYC to discuss the Stamp Act. Decided to communicate with the crown to discuss issues with the Stamp Act |
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| Who wrote the letter to the crown from the Stamp Act Congress? |
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| What was the non-importation agreement? |
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| Americans would boycott British made goods |
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| What is virtual representation? |
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| MP belief that colonist are represented in Parliament because they are middle class and represented as Englishmen of that social class |
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| What is actual representation? |
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| Colonists wanted a representative in parliament |
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| Pro-crown vs pro colonist |
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| In what year does Parliament repeal the stamp act? |
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| What was the act that was the tipping point for the American Revolution |
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| What was the Declaratory Act? |
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| 1766 - The sovereign power of the realm is Parliament and Parliament is in charge of the colonies. They have the right to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever. |
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| What did the Declaratory Act stand against? |
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- Magna Carta
- English Bill of Rights
- Habeaus Corpus Act
- Glorious Revolution |
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| What did Grenville suggest to tax the colonists with their consent? |
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| What were the Townshend Duties? |
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| 1767 - Small tax on consumables |
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| What did the Americans call the Townshend Duties? |
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| Revenue measures designed as duties. They are disobeyed and the black market is created |
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| After Parliament repealed taxes, which one remained? |
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| Who was the 11 yo boy who wass killed by Richardson after a Whig crowd threatened him and his home? |
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| Which Son of Liberty stopped the crowd from killing Ebenezer Richardson? |
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| What two mistakes did Capt. Thomas Preston make leading up to the Massacre? |
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1. He did not order the troops to return to the main guard with White
2. He ordered them to load their muskets |
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| What were the casualties at the Boston Massacre? |
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5 people dead
6 people wounded |
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| Who was the governor of Massachusetts at the time of the Massacre? |
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| Who reminded parliament that "Americans were the sons not the bastards of England." |
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| Who were the Sons of Liberty? |
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| An organization largely in MA, made up of patriots |
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| Someone who was pushing for a break with England |
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| Who was the richer more street smart first cousin of John Adams? |
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| What was Paul Revere's vocation? |
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| How many states did the committees of correspondence go through? |
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| What was the Gaspee Affair? |
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| A cutter in RI was chasing smugglers, ran aground, and was burned - the skeleton crew onboard beaten |
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| Who was the company the British used to trade tea? |
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| British East India Company |
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| Tea was delivered by the British Navy for less money, but with a low tax |
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| Who stirred up trouble staying that the British were trying to force a monopoly on tea? |
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| All cities were asked to enforce non importation, and were able to turn the ships around peacefully |
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| When did the Boston Tea Party take place? |
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| Was the Boston Tea Party violent? |
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| No, it was peaceful and voluntary |
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| How many chests of tea were tossed into the bay? |
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| What is King George III's response to the Boston Tea Party? |
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| The Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts |
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| What were the intolerable acts? |
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1. Port of Boston Bill (MA only)
- Restitution for lost tea
- People who took part in the Boston Tea Party brought to justice
2. Administration of Justice Act (MA only)
Any British soldier charged with a crime would be brought back to England.
3. Suspension of MA Assmebly
4. New Quartering Act
Removal of statutory neglect on the declaratory acts |
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| Boundaries of Quebec extended down into the Ohio Valley |
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| What was the American response to the Intolerable/Coercive Acts? |
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1st Continental Congress
Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia
Sept 1774 |
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| What came out of the 1st Continental Congress? |
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1. John Dickinson wrote another letter to the crown, asking why the intolerable acts and the King for aid.
2.Non-importation
3. Call for military formation (minute men)
4.Agreed to meet again in Spring, 1774, if necessary. |
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