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What is a thesis?
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A refined statement about a specific topic that is arguable.
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Laws passed by the British Government to help pay for the fighting the French and Indian war ...
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The Acts
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Pamphlet by Thomas Paine and published in January 1776, which called for American independence from Britain.
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Common Sense
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Writer of the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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Incident on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers killed five colonists.
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Boston Massacre
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The Mayflower Compact was an example of ....
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An early example of representative democracy
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What fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
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If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown
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Why did the British policies in the colonies change from salutary neglect to mercantilism?
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-French and Indian Wars -Desire of added revenue -desire to assert British authority over Colonies
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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
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-statement of beliefs and principles regarding individual rights and equalities -officially stated that the Colonies were no longer owned by Britain
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List two effects of the Acts
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-Boycott -Boston Tea Party -Colonial Resentment -The Continental Congress
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