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Writs of assistance

court order compelling an offical to enforce a judgement

Boycott

refuse to buy or handle (goods) as a punishment or protest

repeal

the action of revoking or annulling a law or congressional act.

Minutemen

milita who were able to be up and ready to fight in a minutes notice

Who was king george iii

former british king

who was samuel adams

master political organizer known as the "Father of the American Revolution"

Who was paul revere

the british are coming guy

who was patrick henry

He was the guy who said give me liberty or give me death

Who was cripus attucks

first cassulty of the american revolution

who were the sons of liberty

a secret colonial American political organization formed in 1765 to protest British taxation

What were the differences between patriots and loyalists

their stance on independence

What did the sugar act do and how did the colonists respond

raise revunes by taxxing sugar, molasses, and other imports. there reaction was anger and protest

What did the stamps act do and how did the colonists respond

Britain's first direct tax on American colonists requiring a special stamp on all legal documents. Colonists fiercely opposed it by boycotts and violent protests

What was the townshend act and what was the colonists reaction

imposed taxes on imported goods. colonists reacted with organized boycotts of British goods, public protests, and written arguments against "taxation without representation,"

What was the quartering act and what was the colonists reaction

British laws forcing American colonists to house and supply British soldiers. Colonists strongly resented it

What was the tea act and what was the colonists reaction

Sold cheaper tea than the smugglers. and the colonists reaction was widespread protests, boycotts, boston tea party, and outright defiance

What was the coercive act and how did the colonists respond

it was to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. the colonists responded by leading the first continental congress.

What happened during the boston massacure

where British soldiers fired into a heckling colonial crowd in Boston, killing five colonists

How did propaganda impact the colonists

Propaganda strongly influenced how colonists viewed events by portraying Britain as tyrannical and unfair.

What was the purpose of the continental congress meaning

to unite the 13 American colonies to coordinate resistance against British rule

What compromises did the delegates agree upon during the continental congress meeting

They balanced radical calls for independence with more moderate views

what was the britishs goal for their march to concord, MA

destroy a large, secretly stockpiled cache of colonial military weapons and ammunition

Who started the fighting on lexingron green

No one knows

Whats the signifigance of lexington and concord in the revolutionary war

marking the transition from political protest to armed conflict,

who was thomas paine

He was a writer who wrote the common sense pamphlet

how did thomas paine describe britan

described Britain as a tyrannical, corrupt “parent country”

what is thomas paine arguing for in common sense

break away completely from Great Britain

What are 3 big decisions second continental congress has to approve

Creating and funding the Continental Army

Deciding whether to seek independence or reconciliation

Managing the war effort

Who were 3 people involved in writing the declaration of independence and who was the primary writer

Thomas Jefferson – primary writer

John Adams

Benjamin Franklin

Three unalienable rights given to people by birth

Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

What complaints were made about king george III

cut off colonial trade, taxed, and imposed laws without approval

What do the colonists state there entitled to do after declaring independence

make war and peace

Form alliances

Establish trade