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- 12. the attack on this location marked the first battle of the Civil War
- 19. selected to serve as the president of the Confederate States of America
- 5. name for a ship that was utilized by the South to break through Northern blockades
- 4. President of the U.S. prior to Lincoln who saw 7 states leave the Union under his leadership
- a tax on this led to boycott and standoff in Boston Harbor
- The Continental Congress met in this city.
- When was John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry?
- The British decided to tax the Colonists to pay for this from war
- Acts passed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
- How much percent of votes did Lincoln win during his election.
- This act angered colonists when it was announced in March 1765
- Representatives from all colonies except Georgia gathered to form the first _______ ________
- Parliament repealed the Stamp Act but issued the ________ Act the same day.
- The Coercive Acts became known as the ______ _______ and ended up uniting the colonists against the British.
- Merchants in England became upset with the colonist's boycotts because they were losing money so Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts except for the one on ______.
- The Continental Congress agreed to boycott all British imports until the ________ Acts were repealed.
- Congress met and decided to refused to buy, or ________, the stamped paper.
- Many colonists felt it was unfair to be taxed without a representative in Parliament so the rallying cry " ____ _____ _____ ______" became the rallying cry of the American Revolution.
- a "massacre" in this city was used as propaganda by the Sons of Liberty
- The Loyalists or ______ wanted to repair the relationship with Great Britian and remain