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The Road to the American Revolution
The Road to the American Revolution
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British troops were sent to occupy Boston after
Bostonians threatened to assassinate the royal governor
The Boston Tea Party
Riots broke out in New York and Philadelphia
Bostonians vehemently protested the Townshend Acts
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Who sided with the British?
Americans
patriots
loyalists
militia
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The Townshend Acts
Paid the colonists for defending the British in the French and Indian War
Made Charles Townshend the leader of the American colonies.
taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.
Was a tax on all townhouses in the colonies
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To boycott is...
to do away with
a bed for a boy
to refuse to do business with a person, group, country, or to buy a product
to purchase all of something
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Who fought in the French and Indian War?
The French and the Dutch
The French and British
The French and Indians
The Indians and the Spanish
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The Sugar Act
Made the colonists use sugar-free substitutes in all of their baked goods.
The colonists dumped all the sugar in Boston Harbor.
taxed sugar and decreased taxes on molasses in British colonies
Took all sugar away from the colonists
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What we're the consequences of the Tea Act?
Lexington and Concord
Poniac’s Rebellion
The Proclamation of 1763
The Boston Tea Party
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a merchant is...
a person loyal to the King
someone fighting against the British
a person involved in trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries.
someone skilled in a particular trade
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What did the Intolerable Acts do?
Put a tax on tea
Put a tax on imported goods
Closed the Boston Harbor until colonists paid back tea money
Taxed papers and paper goods
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What was the Boston Massacre?
A time where everyone went crazy over tacos.
When some of the people of Boston dumped tea in the harbor.
The killing of 5 British soldiers within Boston.
The killing of 5 colonists by the British soldiers.
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Who won the French and Indian War?
The French
The British
The Indians
The colonists
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Why did the British tax the colonists?
To pay for the expenses of French and Indian War
To make the colonists come back home to Great Britain.
Because they had lost the war for the British
Because the King was greedy and wanted to hurt the colonists
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What does repeal mean?
to give up
to peel something again
to be sorry
to do away with/take back
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The Townshend Acts placed a tax on...
imports of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
imports of Townshend Crackers
coffee, whiskey, and molasses
stamps
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What is a tax?
Money that people have to pay to the government.
Money the government gives to its citizens.
a vehicle that takes you from one place to another for a fee.
Money earned through a job.
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What were the causes of the American Revolution?
Debt, high taxes, the Boston massacre and tea party.
Debt, high taxes , and an unpopular President
High taxes, beautiful scenery, and mean Kings and Queens
Debt, the Great Depression, and war
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Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
Charles I
George III
Edward II
Henry VII
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Who were the Sons of Liberty?
a group of colonists who protested against the Brisith army.
George Washington's sons.
a group of colonists who supported the British army.
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What is Parliament?
a person loyal to the British crown
a tax on tea, sugar and other items.
The legislative body of the United States
The British Government
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The Proclamation of 1763...
claimed Florida for the British from the Spanish.
allowed the colonists to settle anywhere in North America.
gave land in North America back to the French.
prohibited the colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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The Stamp Act
A way for the colonists to make money from the British.
A tax on legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice.
A law requiring all letters to have postage stamps.
A tax on Sugar and Molasses.
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Taxation without representation
The colonists had to pay taxes and had no representatives in Parliament
slogan of the colonists against the British rulers
The British didn't want to pay taxes to the colonists.
The colonists were happy to pay taxes to the British.
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What caused the Boston Tea Party?
The 7 Years War
The Tea Act caused the tea price to rise so this was an act of boycotting
Boston Massacre
The Sugar Act caused the tea price to rise so this was an act of boycotting
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What was the Treaty of Paris?
A treaty between France and Great Britain.
A treaty between France and the Native Americans.
A treaty between the British and the Native Americans.
A treaty between the British and the American colonists.
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Import means...
a painful situation giving reason for complaint
of great significance or value
to bring goods and services into a country for sale
to send goods and services to another country for sale
