
7th Grade Lesson 7 Towards Independence
Quiz by Brendon Engle
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A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency.
To take back, or to cancel, a law.
The unjust use of government power.
To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source.
Became King of England in 1760
Boston Patriot, led opposition to many of the British Acts, credited with being the founder and leader of the Sons of Liberty.
Boston Patriot, lawyer who defended the British soldiers of the Boston Massacre.
Became the head of the British government, wanted repeal all of the Townshend duties.
City where fifty-five delegates met to form the First Continental Congress.
Town that was the second site of the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.
Which of these groups gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?
What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?
The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to
How did the King and Parliament punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
What was a goal of the First Continental Congress?
What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?
How did many of the Loyalists view the Patriots?
What group of people made up the Sons of Liberty?
What did the Townshend Acts do?
Colonists thought some of the English laws were unfair. What is one way they tried to change these laws?