What was one reason for the British tax on tea?

The British wanted to show colonists they were in control.

What was the first battle in the American Revolution?

The Battles of Lexington and Concord

What is a revolution?

a war against your own government

How did Parliament punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party?

Parliament closed Boston Harbor., Boston was placed under the rule of the British army.

the strength or force that can make people do things

What was an effect of the Boston Tea Party?

It made Parliament very angry., It joined the colonists together.

Why did the colonists think the Stamp Act was unfair?

The colonists had no vote in Parliament.

How did the Boston Massacre begin?

Angry colonists threw rocks & snowballs at British soldiers.

What was the Continental Congress?

A group of men who led American colonies to independence.

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1
What was one reason for the British tax on tea?
There was a big fire at a tea farm in India & they needed $.
The British wanted to show colonists they were in control.
England needed money for bridges.
England needed money for a war with China.
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What was the first battle in the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Little Bighorn
Gettysburg
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
3
What is a revolution?
a war against your own government
a war against your own friends
a war against your own school
a war against your own family
4
How did Parliament punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party?
England left the colonies alone.
Parliament closed Boston Harbor.
Boston was placed under the rule of the British army.
The tea tax was revoked.
5
What is power?
the strength or force that can make people do things
weakness
a weakness that doesn't make people do things
strength
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What was an effect of the Boston Tea Party?
Native Americans were imprisoned.
It made Parliament very angry.
It joined the colonists together.
There was a worldwide tea shortage.
7
Which event did not cause the American Revolution?
Slavery
The Boston Tea Party
the Continental Congress
The Boston Massacre
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Why did the colonists think the Stamp Act was unfair?
The King of England made the law without asking them.
The colonists had no vote in Parliament.
The colonists had no vote in the House of Burgesses.
The colonists said ok at first but then changed their mind.
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How did the Boston Massacre begin?
Angry British soldiers threw rocks & snowballs at colonists.
Angry Native Americans threw rocks & snowballs at colonists.
Colonists threw tea in to Boston Harbor.
Angry colonists threw rocks & snowballs at British soldiers.
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What was the Continental Congress?
A group of men who led American colonies to independence.
A group of women who wanted independence.
A gathering of of people from all 7 continents.
A gathering of people on 1 continent.
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What was the Stamp Act?
new taxes on coffee
new taxes on paper goods
new taxes on tea
new taxes on stamps

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