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Road to the American Revolution
Road to the American Revolution
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This Quiz explores the many events leading to the American Revolution
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Britain's response to the First Continental Congress was not to meet colonial demands, but to
Counter offer colonial demands
Boycott the colonies
Use force
Attempt to seize Patriot arms in Concord
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4 laws closed Boston Harbor, increased royal gov power, cut power of town mtg, abolish Mass Leg
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
3
What effect did the Boston Massacre have on colonial resistance to British policies?
It reinforced the idea that Britain had ultimate authority
It helped strengthen the resistance by uniting colonists
It divided colonists, they didn't want to join together.
Assured natives that colonists would not settle native lands
4
Spokesperson for American Independence; "but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
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Colonist protested the _____ Act which put a tax on products like molasses; punished smugglers
Stamp
Boycott
Quartering
Sugar
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An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products--in this case British goods
Boycott
Petition
Duty
Writs of Assistance
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The document banning settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains was known as the
Proclamation of 1763
Declatory Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Act
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Why were colonists opposed to the Tea Act even though it lowered prices for tea?
The Tea Act gave East India Company a monopoly
It was taxation without representation
colonial merchants selling Dutch tea would be hurt
they were actually, supportive of lower prices
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Guerrilla style warfare can be explained as
the tactics of the British Red Coats
ineffective; like two monkies hitting each other with sticks
armed civilians-using military tactics like ambush/sabotage
targeted military attacks by trained troops with clear goals
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Samuel Adams established Committees of Correspondence to
allow Ben Franklin to publish more newspapers.
let Paul Revere know if British were coming by land or sea
allow colonial legislatures to have a say in taxing goods
keep colonists informed of British action
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The Quartering Act required
colonists to be informed of British Actions
colonial govnt's to be the only bodies who could levy a tax
colonists to provide homes & food for British Soldiers
colonists to pay duties for paper goods
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Passed to enforce the Procl. of 1763 & save money on the
10K British soldiers
in the colonies
Room & Board Act
Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act
Tea Act
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The Townshend Acts end with Parliament repealing them and ____ on March 5, 1770
Writs of Assistance
the Committees of Correspondence
the Boston Massacre
the Boston Tea Party
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Repeal means to
take the outer layer of skin off; like an apple or potato
replace with something of equal or lesser value
write a request to a government
revoke or annul a law or congressional act
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Why did colonist object to
Writs of Assistance?
They believed in no taxation w/o representation.
They thought they should inform colonists of British actions
Believed import taxes were more favorable that manufacturing
They believed that the searches were a violation of rights.
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Although the Stamp Act was repealed the __ Act said Parliament had total control over colonies
Declatory
Stamp
Townshend
Intolerable
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Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
Minutemen
Yankee Doodle Dandies
Lobster Backs
Red Coats
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Well known Massachusetts lawyer who defended the soldiers accused of the Boston Massacre
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
George Washington
John Adams
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The First Continental Congress was a direct reaction of
The Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea party
The Shot Heard Round the World
The Battles of Lexington & Concord
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The
Stamp Act
required all colonists buy
special
tax
stamps
for all kinds of products
Contracts
Newspapers
Playing Cards
Wills
