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What are the Powhatan?
The Indian tribe that was by where Jamestown was, Pocahontas was their peacekeeper, occasionally had conflict with the colonists.
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Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The primary writer of the Declaration of Independence, he owned slaves, was a huge Patriot.
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Who is Crispus Attucks.
He was killed in the Boston Massacre, he was an enslaved African.
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What is surplus/deficit?
Having excess/ Not having enough
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Who is Anne Hutchinson?
A Puritan woman spiritual adviser.
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What is the Stamp Act?
The first direct tax, was a tax on all documents-- this was the first resistance with the Stamp Act Congress.
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What is Boston?
The major city in Massachusetts, basically everything happened there.
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What is indirect tax?
Tax that is built in to the cost of an item.
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Who is Benedict Arnold?
He was a general during the revolution, he started as a patriot, but ended up as a loyalist.
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What is an indentured servant?
A slave that is paid.
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What is Commonsense?
The pamplet that Thomas Paine wrote, was to try to tell people about the Revolution.
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What are Patriots?
The colonists who wanted freedom.
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Who is Paul Revere?
He was a silversmith, Son of Liberty, he delivered news of the Revolution to the colonies.
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What is import/ export?
Brought in/ taken out
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Who is John Smith?
He helped create peace between the colonists and the natives. He was a founder of Jamestown.
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Who is Thomas Paine?
He wrote Commonsense.
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What is The Boston Tea Party?
When the Sons of Liberty peacefully dumped all of the tea in the Boston Harbor.
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What is balance of trade?
You want your exports>imports so that you are profitable.
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Who is Cortez?
He defeated the Aztecs, and conquered Mexico.
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What is an overseer?
Someone who is a supervisor, someone who looks over.
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Who are loyalists/tories?
People who were faithful to the British.
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What is inflation?
The cost of an item going up.
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Who is Lord Cornwallis?
Was a British army officer and colonial administrator.
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Who is Roger Williams?
Rhode Island Founder
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Who is General Thomas Gage?
He was a British General, and he was best known for his role as military commander during the revolution.
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