American Revolution

What would you do to ght for your independence?

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A. The 13 Colonies

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1. Give a brief description of the ! ! 13 colonies

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B. The Causes of the American Revolution

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1. The French and Indian War ended

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a. Explanation of French and Indian War

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2. The Proclamation of 1763

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a. Denition of the Proclamation of 1763 b. The colonists ignored it

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1. Moved onto the Native American land 2. Traded with the Native Americans 3. Effect - Britain passed the Writ of Assistance

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3. Sugar Act a. Denition of the Sugar Act

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b. Effect - Colonists boycotted British items and kept smuggling c. Led to Writ of Assistance

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4. Writ of Assistance a. Denition of Writ of Assistance

b. All the laws Britain passed made it difcult to trade with anyone other than Britain
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c. Britain wanted to stop the smuggling d. Effect - It made all the colonies mad

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5. Stamp Act ! ! a. Denition of Stamp Act

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b. Effect: 1. United colonies to oppose the act 2. Created Stamp Act Congress 3. Led to No taxation without representation

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6. The Quartering Act ! ! a. Denition of Quartering Act

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b. Effect - United the colonies even more

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7. Declaratory Act a. Denition of Declaratory Act

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b. Effect - The colonists ignored it, they !! were happy the Stamp Act was repealed

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8. The Townshend Acts ! ! a. Denition of Townshend Acts

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b. Effects: ! 1. Colonists boycotted all British items ! 2. Anger led to Boston Massacre

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9. The Boston Massacre

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a. Explain what happened in your own !! words

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b. 5 colonists dead c. 4 white and 1 black

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Who was Crispus Attucks? What did Paul Revere do with the Boston Massacre?

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10. The Gaspee Affair ! ! a. The Gaspee ship was sent to ! ! ! ! Rhode Island to stop smuggling

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b. The Sons of Liberty, with the help of ! people from Rhode Island, had the ! Gaspee chase a smuggling ship

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1. The Gaspee hit the bottom of the ocean 2. The colonists kidnapped the crew and ! ! burned the ship

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Oddly, none of the colonists knew what ! happened :) ! c. Effect - Britain treats the colonies ! ! ! even worse

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Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?

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11. The Tea Act ! ! a. Denition of Tea Act:

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b. Effects ! 1. Colonists started drinking coffee ! ! 2. Led to the Boston Tea Party

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12. The Boston Tea Party ! ! a. The denition of the Boston Tea Party:

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b. The colonists threw $1,000,000 worth of ! ! tea in the ocean

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C. Effect - Led to the Intolerable Acts

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Who were Samuel Adams and John Adams?

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13. Intolerable Acts a. Denition of Intolerable Acts

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b. Punished the entire city of Boston c. Boston was under British military rule

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d. King George III told the colonists ! ! submit or triumph

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4. Effects ! a. Colonies had own slogan, ! !support or perish with Massachusetts

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b. Led to the Battle of Lexington and Concord

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14. Quebec Act ! ! a. Denition of Quebec Act ! ! b. Colonists couldnt believe the British ! ! ! ! would give the French their rights, ! ! ! ! but not them

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c. Effect - Led to the rst Continental !! Congress and Lexington and Concord

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15. First Continental Congress ! ! a. Colonists sent representative to meet ! ! ! ! in Philadelphia to discuss leaving or ! ! ! ! staying with Britain

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b. Effect - This is the beginning of the !! Declaration of Independence

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Who said, Give me liberty or give me death? Explain the quote:

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What was the Committee of Correspondence and who started it?

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What would you do to ght for your independence?

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