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Chapter 8- Lesson 2

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Patrick HenryFamous for his quote "...give me liberty or give me death!"
MilitiaA volunteer army.
LoyalistsName given to colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain.
John AdamsThe colonists who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
Boston MassacreThe name of the event that occured on the night of March 5, 1770, when (5) colonists were shot and killed by British soldiers.
FalseTrue or False. The British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre were found GUILTY of murder.
PatriotsThe name given to colonists who opposed British rule in the colonies.
Boston Tea PartyThe name given to the event in Boston Harbor when men disguised as Mohawk Indians dumped tea into the harbor.
TeaThe Townshend Acts were eventually repealed except for a tax on this imported item.
GeorgiaThe only colony not to attend the 1st Continental Congress.
Paul RevereThe silversmith who became one of the main "express riders" for the Committees of Correspondence.
Crispus AttucksThe name of the African American who was one of the five colonists killed during the Boston Massacre.
East India CompanyThe Tea Act said that only this company was allowed to sell tea in the colonies.
12Of the thirteen colonies, only this many attended the 1st Continental Congress.
1st Continental CongressThe meeting in Philadelphia to dicuss how the colonies should respond to the Intolerable Acts was called this.
Intolerable ActsBoston was punished for the Boston Tea Party with a new set of laws called this.
Committees of CorrespondenceThe name of the group formed by Sam adams to deliver news quicker between the colonies.
MassacreThe term that describes the killing of many people who cannot defend themselves.
MinutemenThe name given to militia groups that could be ready to fight in a minute's notice.



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