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1. Holiday sales went down at Old Navy when people decided to boycott the store.
2. Massachusetts showed their displeasure with the new act/law by having the
Boston Tea Party.
3. Benedict Arnold decided to become a loyalist when he changed sides and joined
the British.
4. Paul Revere became a famous patriot when he rode around Massachusetts
warning people that the British were marching.
5. Wanting to control North America, England fought its arch enemy in the French
and Indian War.
6. Life became more expensive for the colonists under the Quartering Act.
7. Taxes were raised without colonial voters’ consent under the Stamp Act.
8. Many everyday items were taxed under the Townshend Act.
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9. Many colonists ignored the Proclamation of 1763. It stated that the colonists
could not move west and live on land past the Appalachian Mountains.
10.
The British were very angry at the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
because they disrupted many British businesses activities.
11.
The Revolutionary War officially began in Massachusetts at Lexington and
Concord.
12.
Paul Revere drew a famous picture describing a Patriot’s point of view of
the events at the Boston Massacre in March 1770.
13.
If police officers were allowed to use the writs of assistance like the
British did during the 1770s, many people would argue that it is an invasion of
their privacy.
14.
The pamphlet called Common Sense help changed colonists’ views toward
England.
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15.
The political cause of the war involved people’s anger over not being able to
vote.
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17.
The desire to change their lives was a social cause of the war.
The desire to manage your own money was an economic cause of the war.
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1. boycott: refusal to buy certain goods/services or the refusal to do business with a certain
company/country.
2. Boston Tea Party: Sons of Liberty dumped over 300 chests of British tea into the Boston
harbor to protest the Tea Act.
3. loyalist: colonists who favor staying part of the British empire; they remain loyal to the
King of England; also known as a tory.
4. patriot: colonists who favor breaking away from Britain; they are in favor of colonial
independence; also known as a rebel.
5. French and Indian War: a conflict between the British and her Indian allies against the
French and her Indian allies in North America; the British win stopping French claims to
lands in North America.
6. Quartering Act: a law requiring colonists to provide housing, candles, bedding and
beverages to British soldiers.
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7. Stamp Act: a law that placed a tax on legal documents such as wills, diplomas, marriage
licenses, newspapers, almanacs, pamphlet cards and dice.
8. Townshend Act: a law that placed a tax on common goods such as lead, paper, paint,
glass, silk and tea.
9. Proclamation of 1763: a law passed after the French and Indian War that forbid
colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
10.Sons and Daughters of Liberty: a “secret” group of colonial rebels
British rule through “terrorist” activities such as tarring and
collectors in effigy, public abuse of officials and
who protested
feathering, hanging tax
vandalism.
11.Lexington and Concord: Location of the first battles of the American
Revolution; at
Lexington, the “shot heard ‘round the world” takes place.
12.Boston Massacre: a riot that turned into the killing of several colonists
by British
soldiers.
13.writs of assistance: search warrants used to stop colonial merchants’
goods.
smuggling of
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14.”Common Sense”: a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine stating that it was
“common
sense” for the colonies to break away from Great Britain.
15.political Cause: a cause of war that affects citizens’ say in government (for example,
their right to vote).
16.social Cause: a cause of war that affects the citizens’ way of life.
17.economic Cause: a cause of war that affects the citizens’ management of
and money.
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