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to treat a group of people cruelly or unfairly
persecute
a written plan on government
constitution
to protest by refusing to do something
boycott
the idea that government is created by the people and must do what the people request
popular sovereignty
a government whose powers are limited by laws or a document such as a constitution
limited government
Who left England for being persecuted for practicing their religion?
Puritans
Who fought in the American Revolution?
Americans and British
Who helped the Americans in the American Revolution?
France
Why would Britain want American colonists to trade only Britain?
To make money
Which act required the American colonists to sell goods only to members of the British Empire?
Navigation Acts
What did the colonists hope to achieve by boycotting British goods?
equal representation in the British government
Which act required the American colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
Intolerable Acts
Why did the colonists dump the tea in the Boston Harbor?
Because of the Tea Act; colonists found out others paid less for tea
Why did the American Revolution began?
colonists were being taxed too much
Where was the first battle located?
Lexington, Massachusetts
Why did colonists hold the First Continental Congress?
Called for British laws to be reversed and for independence
