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Causes of the American Revolution

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The colonists responded to the Stamp Act by forming the Stamp Act Congress. What did the Stamp Act Congress do?
did nothing
started the American revolution
sent petitions to the King and boycotted
2
What does repeal mean
cancel
refuse
encourage
3
What was the Stamp Act?
Tax on paper products such as stamps and legal documents
Tax on wool, glass and paint
A tax on tea
4
Why did King George start taxing the colonists?
He was greedy and took money for himself
He was mad at them for fighting in the French and Indian war
He was in debt for the war
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What did the colonists do because of the Tea Act?
The colonists said they would buy the tea
The colonists gave up an went back to Britain
The colonists held the Boston Tea Party
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What was the effect of the Boston Tea Party?
tea act
intolerable acts
stamp act
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What was the Tea Act?
To encourage the colonist to help Parliament and King George
A tax on cheap tea
To give the British East India Company a monopoly on tea
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A boycott is
A bed that a boy sleeps on
When a country forces you to buy a particular product
When a person refuses to buy a particular product
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What did the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts do?
Closed the Boston Harbor for trade
All of the above
Took away the colonists right to govern themselves
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What does "no taxation without representation mean"?
The colonists would get no help from King George anymore
King George and Parliament cannot tax the American colonists
The colonists shouldn’t be taxed without representation
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What was the effect of the French and Indian War?
people started to colonize in North America
the Stamp Act Congress was formed
England went into debt