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Unit 1. Foundations of American Government. Practice 3

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Most of the American colonies were:Royal Colonies
Many of the liberties listed in the English Bill of Rights eventually became a part of this documentU.S. Constitution
Relations between Great Britain and the Thirteen colonies began to worsen after this:The French and Indian War
British policies in America were opposed by this groupThe Sons of Liberty
Allowed the ships from a British company to sell tea cheaper than the coloniesTea Act
trade laws that were designed to raise English profits and end smugglingNavigation Acts
Tax on legal papers, licenses, newspapers, etcStamp Act
Tax on lead, paint, glass, paper, and teaTownshend Acts
Members of this group wrote letters to each other about abuses of the British government and what to do about itCommittees of Correspondence
When the colonists refused to buy goods from the BritishBoycott
Lawmaking body in Great BritainParliament
When the king and the Parliament in England refused to change their policies, the colonists began thinking about thisIndependence
He published a pamphlet in which he pleads for separation from EnglandThomas Paine
This group appointed a committee to draft the Declaration of IndependenceSecond Continental Congress
Most of the Declaration of Independence was written beyThomas Jefferson
First Battle of the Revolutionary WarLexington and Concord
Main reasons why the colonists were upset with EnglandTaxes
General for the ColonistsGeorge Washington
Colonists protested the taxation without_____in the English ParliamentRepresentation
Month in which the Declaration of Independence was enactedJuly


Señora Carpenter
Swanson Middle School
Arlington, VA

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