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What document said Britain didn't have the right to tax the colonies?
Townshend Act
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Declaratory Act
Proclamation of 1763
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What did the Intolerable Acts do?
All of the above
Closed Boston's Harbor
Increased the power of British troops
Took away power from Massachusetts' legislature
3
Which act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the sale of tea?
The Townshend Act
The Sugar Act
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
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Why were the colonists upset about the Quartering Act?
It created a monopoly on tea
It forced them to house and feed soldiers
It said that no one was allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mtns
It required any paper to come directly from England
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Which act taxed sugar, coffee, wine and some textiles?
Declaratory Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
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How did colonists protest British policies?
Boycotts
Dumping tea in the harbor
Writing official complaints to Britain
All of the above
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What was the name given to British soldiers?
Patriots
Redcoats
Traitors
Loyalists
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Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
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The Sons of Liberty were Loyalists.
True
False
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What was the name of the complaint against the Stamp Act and taxation without representation?
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Committees of Correspondence
Declaratory Act
Proclamation of 1763
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Why did the British issue the Proclamation of 1763?
To try and protect colonists from Native American attacks
To punish the colonists for their protests
To avoid Pontiac's Rebellion
All of the above
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Why did Chief Pontiac attack the British following the French & Indian War?
The British got rid of Native American tribes on the east coast
They feared the British would create permanent settlements in the west
The British refused to sell them guns
All of the above
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Which action demonstrated one of George Washington's strengths as a military leader?
He inspired the Continental army to continue to fight the British
He provided effective naval strategies against the British
He warned the colonists that the British army was advancing on Boston.
He incorporated the use of new technologies against the British
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Which act said the colonies had to use British ships to transport their goods?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Navigation Act
Townshend Act
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Why were committees of correspondence created?
To share information on issues related to British taxation & protests
To have the thirteen colonies unite against the British policies
To check in with the governor about sending the tea back to England
To file an official complaint about the Stamp Act
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How did the relationship between the British & colonists change after the French & Indian War?
The British began to claim ownership over the colonies
Colonists began viewing themselves as Americans
They worked together against the Native Americans
They no longer wanted to be trading partners
17
What is the economic theory that believed you should sell more goods than you import?
Navigation Acts
Mercantilism
Declaration of Rights & Sentiments
Mayflower Compact
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
Parliament had the right to tax the colonies
Colonists had to trade with the British East India Company
Legal documents needed to show a seal of taxes
Colonists couldn't settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
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What group supported boycotts by finding or making substitutes for British goods?
Boston Tea Party
Daughters of Liberty
Committees of Correspondence
Sons of Liberty
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What was the goal of the Sons of Liberty?
To protest British tax policies through various measures
To get revenge after the Boston Massacre
To get rid of the Proclamation of 1763
To share information about British taxation
