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8th- Chapter 5 American History

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  • Those who didn't think unfair taxes were a good reason for rebellion against the British?
    Loyalists
  • Ethan Allen led a group named what?
    Green Mountain Boys
  • What did the Olive Branch Petition express?
    Colonists desire for peace
  • Who made propaganda posters?
    Samuel Adams and Paul Revere
  • Some colonial leaders continued to call for resistance to British rule and revived what?
    Boston Committee of Correspondence
  • Incoming money?
    Revenue
  • Who did John Adams recommend to be chosen commander of the Continental Army?
    George Washington
  • What did the Intolerable Act do?
    Prevented supplies being shipped to Boston.
  • What "act" did the British government try to stop smuggling?
    Sugar Act
  • Who wrote Common Sense?
    Thomas Paine
  • What colonial leaders use the Boston massacre killings as?
    Propaganda
  • What is Crispus Attucks known for?
    One of the 6 people that died in the Boston Massacre.
  • What taxed almost all printed material?
    Stamp Act
  • Legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled?
    Writ of assistance
  • Group of citizen soldiers?
    Militia
  • Who was the Patriot leader who ordered his men, "Don't fire until you see the whites in their eyes?"
    William Prescott
  • Who convinced Parliament to take action against Smugglers?
    George Greenville
  • Rag figure representing an unpopular individual?
    Effigies
  • Who was meant to benefit from the Tea Act?
    East India Company
  • What is the introduction of the Declaration of Independence called?
    Preamble
  • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • Those who wanted to fight for Independence were called?
    Patriots
  • To cancel an act or a law?
    Repeal
  • "The shot heard round the world" refers to what battle?
    Lexington and Concord