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Causes of the American Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
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review #causesofamericanrevolution #8th grade
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What caused the taxes that started the revolution?
Civil War
7 Years War
French and Indian War
Pontiac's War
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Which document is a primary source concerning the American Revolution?
a reading written by a history teacher
a videotape showing a historian talking about a battle
social studies textbook
George Washington's journal about the battle of Yorktown
3
What are unalienable rights?
receive by becoming citizens of a country
earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government
have as a result of being human
are granted after enlistment in the military
4
The colonists felt that King George III was ___ them through the passage of the acts and taxes.
unchaining
restricting
liberating
freeing
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happens consumers refuse to buy certain products
rioting
boycott
smuggling
buying
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Which statement represents the main ideas written by Jefferson in the Declaration?
power of the president must be limited by other branches
Colonists can't afford to pay high taxes
Colonies need strong central government
people have right to rebel against unjust government
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Which statement identifies an outcome of the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
Americans won their independence from the British
Canada became a colony of Spain
France lost most of its colonies in North America.
The Dutch gave up New Netherlands to England
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a person who sided with the king and did not think that taxes were good enough reasons to rebel
loyalist
patriot
9
Which statement is an opinion?
Boston Harbor was closed after the Boston Tea Party.
The colonists were justified in revolting over unfair taxes.
The British passed the Tea Act and the Sugar Act.
The Sugar Act was created to stop smuggling.
10
The policies, acts, and taxes passed after the French and Indian War led to the
expansion of British trade with the thirteen colonies
outbreak of the French and Indian War
the beginning of the Great Awakening
start of the American Revolution
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right based on nature or God. This is a major principle of the Declaration of Independence.
unalienable rights
rights of freeman
natural freedoms
social contract
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Which of the following represents the beliefs of the colonists when it came to taxation?
colonial legislatures should be appointed by king
colonists should oppose all taxation
Only colonists’ elected reps should have the power to tax
King should have the right to tax
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Who wrote most of the Declaration?
Adams
Jefferson
Washington
Franklin
14
Which of the following is not something that happened during the Revolutionary Period?
Tea Act
Boston Massacre
Mayflower Compact
Boston Tea Party
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wanted complete independence from Britain due to unfair taxes
loyalist
patriot
16
Which statement best represents how colonists reacted to all the acts passed by the British?
The colonists reacted to British laws in a non violent way
Br policies were opposed by many through boycotts & rioting
The Stamp Act led to widespread smuggling
Colonists raised revenue by imposing new taxes
17
Who was called a tory?
patriot
loyalist
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What was the major effect of the Stamp Act (1765) on colonial trade?
The colonists’ movements were controlled by Britain
British refused to sell certain products to the colonists
The law led to a decline in the value of colonial currency.
Many colonists boycotted British goods
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Which document is associated list of grievances, natural rights, & creation of the U.S.?
Albany Plan of Union
Articles of Confederation
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
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Why did the colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?
thought it would increase attacks from Native Americans
had to share the fur trade with France
could not freely trade with other countries
hated that they couldn't move west of the Appalachians
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The main goal of most of the acts passed after the French and Indian War was to
encourage Americans to trade with other European countries
allow American colonists greater self government
encourage immigration to the colonies
enable Great Britain to raise revenue and control trade
