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Causes of the American Revolution #socialstudies #americanrevolution #4thgrade
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1
Which was NOT a man who rose to prominence during the years before independence?
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Sam Adams
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What do you think was a consequence of the Stamp Act?
The colonists stopped all trade with the British.
British troops were housed in colonial homes.
The Boston Tea Party was held.
Newspapers were losing money from reduced sales.
3
In response to the Tea Act, colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. This is known as...
Tea Tax
The Harbor Party
Tea Brewing
The Boston Tea Party
4
What was the phrase that colonists used to protest the unfair taxes?
No taxation without representation!
Leave us alone!
Don't tax us!
It's not fair!
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These acts were passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Unfair Acts
6
What debt did British Parliament decide the colonists should pay through new taxes?
The colonial debt
The French and Indian War debt
The tax debt
The War of 1812 debt
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Which colonist calls a town hall meeting in Boston after the Sugar Act was passed?
George Washington
Sam Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
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Though the Boston Massacre was tragic, was it really a massacre?
Yes
No
9
Why did Britain leave troops in the colonies, which ultimately led to the Boston Massacre?
b/c of the colonists negative reaction to the Townshend Acts
b/c they won the French and Indian War
because Sam Adams asked the British gov't to
b/c of Paul Revere's midnight ride
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What was the Sons of Liberty?
A secret society working against the British tax laws.
They were married to the Daughters of Liberty.
The sons of Patrick Henry, Paul Revere and Sam Adams.
A group of Boston men who were devising a planfor revolution
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The Great Awakening encouraged the rebellious nature & the fight for fairness of the colonists.
False
True
12
The Sugar Act of 1764 taxed which products?
honey and molasses
sugar
molasses and sugar
sugar and sugar cane
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What were the Committees of Correspondence?
Shared info w/ on the new laws & how to challenge them
Were given the challenge of devising a new way tocommunicate
A men's only group dedicated to all male issues
They wrote letters to Britain re disapproval of the new laws
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This act gave the British East India Company exclusive rights to sell tea in the colonies.
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Coercive Acts
Tea Act
15
A popular method of protest by the colonists against the British was the
agressive rebellion
kidnapping soldiers
boycott
street protests
16
Which of the following shows the correct order of events leading to the American Revolution?
Stamp Act / Boston Tea Party / Boston Massacre / Sugar Act
Tea Act / Boston Massacre / Sugar Act / Stamp Act
French&Indian War/Stamp Act/ Townshend Act / Boston Massacre
Committees of Correspondence / Sugar Act / Intolerable Acts
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This act placed a tax on all papers, such as legal documents and newspapers.
Coercive Acts
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
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Because of the taxes, colonists refused to buy British goods. This is called a ...
boycott
refusal
anger
protest
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During the Boston Tea Party, the colonists dressed like
British soldiers
Native Americans
local fisherman
people from the British East India Company
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The Intolerable Acts...
opened the Boston Harbor and taxed the colonists.
closed the Boston Harbor and forced MA to get a new governor
arrested colonists.
closed the Boston Harbor and arrested colonist.
