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Causes of the American Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
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An 8th grade prep for the causes of the American Revolution.
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To what era is the quote below referring?
Revolutionary War Era
Colonial Era
Jacksonian Era
Civil War Era
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led the British crown to find two soldiers guilty of killing people by accident
Boston Massacre
Intolerable Acts
Vice-admiralty Courts
Boston Tea Party
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marked the first time Parliament had tried to tax the colonists directly
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
4
To what event is Ralph Waldo Emerson referring to in this stanza from one of his poems?
Battle of Yorktown
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Saratoga
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Closed the port of Boston, canceled Massachusetts's charter & increased anger at Great Britain
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
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Correct order? 1)Lexington & Concord, 2)Stamp Act, 3)Intolerable Acts, 4)Declaration of Indep.
3, 2, 1, 4
2, 3, 4, 1
2, 3, 1, 4
1, 2, 4, 3
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Colonists upset by Parliaments efforts to tax them might have said all of the following except.
"End the boycotts now!"
"No one asked us if we wanted to be taxed!"
"No taxation without representation!"
"Just say 'no' to British goods!"
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The practice of carefully controlling trade to create & maintain wealth was called...
profiteering
brokering
capitalism
mercantilism
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The proclamation of 1763 immediately followed...
The Boston Tea Party
The end of the French and Indian War
The Intolerable Acts
The Stamp Act
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What did colonists call the Coercive Acts, passed by Parliament?
Acts of Cruelty
the Intolerable Acts
the Tariff of Abominations
Lord North's Revenge
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Colonies benefit the mother country by providing raw materials and buying finished products
commercialism
communism
mercantilism
marxism
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The colonial protest that led to strict acts imposed by the British against the colonists
Boston Massacre
boycotts
Tarring and feathering of tax collectors
Boston Tea Party
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"Give me liberty of give me death" is a famous quote by...
Sam Adams
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
George Washington
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Which of these is not a way Massachusetts was punished by Great Britain for the Tea Party?
Boston Harbor was closed
The governor had to approve meetings of the legislature
It's charter was cancelled
Bostonians had to search for & recover all the discarded tea
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What was one result of the French & Indian War?
France began moving west to settle new lands
Spain gained Canada & Britain gained New Orleans
Land east of the Mississippi was divided between France & GB
France lost all its land in North America
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Why did the Stamp Act upset the colonists?
Britain used its own judges on colonial courts to enforce it
It was the first time Parliament tried to tax them directly
Britain threatened to use the army to enforce it
It was the first attempt by Britain to tax imports & exports
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What was the purpose of
Common Sense
?
criticize the military strategies of Washington
blame King George III for starting the French & Indian War
increase public support for American independence
explain why America should form an alliance with Spain
18
Paul Revere is famous for his ride, who else warned of the British coming?
Benjamin Franklin
Wentworth Cheswell
Thomas Paine
Sam Adams
