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Social Studies Chapter 5
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What is a Loyalist?
a person who supported the British during the American Revolution
What is Parliment?
Britain's lawmaking body
What is a tax?
money that a government regularly collects from it's people
When you refuse to buy, sell or use products you are doing this.
boycotting
What is a delegate?
representative
These men were ready in 60 seconds during the American Revolution
Minutemen
What is a Patriot?
a person who supported the colonists during the American Revolution
When you go against one's country or ruler you are committing this.
treason
When you take away or withdraw something you are doing this.
Repeal
When you bring in from another country to sell you are doing this.
Importing
Why were taxes created by Parliment?
to help pay for the war
These items were taxed in the Stamp Act.
paper goods: newspapers, cards, almanacs, legal papers
These items were taxed in Townshend Acts
tea, lead, paint and glass
What did the colonists do after the Stamp Act was passed?
they protested
Did the British side with the French to protest British taxes?
NO
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into harbor.
What was the Quartering Act?
British soliders were allowed to live in the homes of the colonists
Why did some colonists support Britain?
they knew that independence meant an unknown future
Who wrote the First Draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What did the signers NOT pledge in the Declaration of Independence?
rights
What is a risk that the signers of the Declaration of Independence took?
arrested for treason
What did 1st Continental Congress create?
Declaration of Rights
What did the 2nd Continental Congress create?
army, George Washington as leader, navy, post office
What two towns in Massachusetts did battles take place?
Lexington and Concord
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What date did Congress approve the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
What date did Congress approve the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
Who were the 5 NJ signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkins, John Hart, & Abraham Clark
What is a primary source?
eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries, speeches and interviews
What is a secondary scource?
Secondary accounts of information: they collect information from other scources.
examples: Textbooks, articles