Events prior to the American Revolution Flashcards

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Defiant act led by the Sons of Liberty in repsonse to the tax on tea

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Wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence

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Refusal to buy goods

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British document that gave land west of the Appalachian Mountains to Native Americans

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War between the British and French over land in the Americas.

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Member of the Sons of Liberty

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Incident in which British soldiers killed five colonists

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Fighting force able to quickly resist any British attack

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British law requiring a tax stamp on all legal documents

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Set of British Laws intended to punish colonists

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Group that secretly opposed the stamp act

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Massachusetts delegate; recommended Washington lead the Continental army

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Wife of John Adams whose letters became famous

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Wrote Common Sense

Events prior to the American Revolution