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Chapter 6 – Road to the Revolution

Chapter 6 – Road to the Revolution. Vocabulary Mrs. Kercher. Stamp Act - Law requiring an official document to have a stamp ~ passed 1765 Loyalist - colonists who supported the British 3. Patriot - colonists who sided with the rebels

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Chapter 6 – Road to the Revolution

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  1. Chapter 6 – Road to the Revolution Vocabulary Mrs. Kercher

  2. Stamp Act - Law requiring an official document to have a stamp ~ passed 1765 • Loyalist - colonists who supported the British 3. Patriot - colonists who sided with the rebels 4. Sons of Liberty - secret society formed to oppose British policy ~ males only ~ Samuel Adams 5. The Townshend Act - placed duties (taxes) on imports coming into the colonies ~ 1767

  3. 6. The Declaratory Act - affirmed Parliament’s rights to take over control in any situation ~ 1766 7. The Quartering Act - law requiring colonists to provide British soldiers a place to sleep and eat ~ 1765 8. Patrick Henry - member of the VA House of Burgesses ~ “Give me liberty, or give me death.” “If this be treason, make the most of it!” 9. Common Sense - written by Paine to convince colonists to unite and fight the war

  4. 10. The Declaration of Independence - written by Jefferson ~ declared our independence from Britain ~ July 4, 1776 11. Paul Revere - Boston silversmith ~ he made the colonists aware that the British were coming ~ The Midnight Ride

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