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15 Cards in this Set
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What major event first led the British government to seek ways to make the colonies bear part of the cost of the empire?
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the Seven Years’ War
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Virtual representation was the idea:
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that each member of Britain’s House of Commons represented the entire empire, not just his own district.
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The Stamp Act created such a stir in the colonies because:
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it was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies.
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The Townshend duties did all of the following EXCEPT:
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reaffirm Boston’s decision to abide by the Quartering Act.
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The expulsion of the journalist John Wilkes from his seat in Parliament:
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symbolized the threat to liberty for many in both Britain and America.
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What were the Suffolk Resolves?
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a set of resolutions made in 1774, urging Massachusetts citizens to prepare for war
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Most of the text of the Declaration of Independence:
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consists of a list of grievances against King George III.
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense:
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argued that America would become the home of freedom and “an asylum for mankind.”
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The main point of The American Crisis was:
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to inspire American soldiers to continue to fight despite demoralizing military losses.
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A key consequence of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 was:
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France’s becoming an ally to the United States.
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American leaders viewed the British empire as an association of equals.
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True
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was written specifically for the educated elite.
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False
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John Wilkes was expelled from his seat in Parliament for his scandalous writings about the king; this caused many colonists to rally to his side with the call “Wilkes and Liberty.”
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True
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The First Continental Congress raised an army and appointed George Washington as its commander.
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False
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Americans did not gain much more than independence from the Treaty of Paris.
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False
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