Question

housing for british soldiers. 21. the ________ was a gathering of delegates who got together in philadelphia to decide what to do about the british. 22. the battles of ______ and ______ were the \first shots\ of the revolutionary war. 23. what the british called the coercive acts the americans called the ______ and these were a collection of acts that closed boston harbor, banned town meetings, and sent british officials to england for trial. 24. to cancel or get rid of an act / law was to ______ it. 25. a \duty\ is another name for a ________.

Explanation:

1. The First Continental Congress was a gathering of delegates in Philadelphia to discuss actions against the British.
2. The battles of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the Revolutionary - War.
3. The Americans called the Coercive Acts the Intolerable Acts.
4. To cancel or repeal an act/law means to get rid of it.
5. A "duty" is another name for a tax.

Answer:

1. First Continental Congress
2. Lexington, Concord
3. Intolerable Acts
4. repeal
5. tax