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Causes of the American Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
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What did Parliament do after the Boston Tea Party?
Declared war on the colonists
Passed the Intolerable Acts to punish the Americans
Passed the Stamp Act to punish the Americans
Sent a strongly-worded letter to George Washington
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What was the disputed territory that started the French and Indian War?
Lake Erie
Cherokee Land
Mississippi River Valley
Ohio River Valley
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What happened as a result of the British victory in the French and Indian War?
The French lost a lot of territory
The Spanish lost a lot of territory
France gained a lot of territory
The Indians got back a lot of their land
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Why were the colonists upset that Parliament was passing new taxes on them?
Because they didn't feel like they were British anymore
Because they didn't feel like they owed Britain anything
Because they didn't have any representation in Parliament
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What did the Sugar Act of 1764 do?
Made it illegal to sell sugar in the colonies
Asked colonists to eat healthier
Imposed new taxes on certain American products
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What was the other name of the French and Indian War?
Seventeen Years War
Native American War
Seven Years War
American Revolution
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What did the Stamp Act do?
Required colonists to buy tax stamps for printed documents
Made it illegal to sell stamps in the colonies
Repealed the Sugar Act
Asked all the colonists to start collecting stamps
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
It declared war on the French
It declared war on the British
It said the colonists couldn't settle too far to the west
It proclaimed victory in the French and Indian war
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What did the Quartering Act do?
British soldiers had to take care of American colonists
All Americans had to pay an extra quarter as a tax
Required Americans to provide housing to British soldiers
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After Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts, the colonists stopped protesting Parliament
False
True
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What happened at the Boston Massacre?
American patriots attacked British tax collectors
The Sons of Liberty threw tea overboard a ship
British soldiers fired their guns into an angry mob
British soldiers were killed by an angry mob
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Which of the following was not a major cause of the American Revolution?
French and Indian War
Boston Massacre
South Carolina Tea Party
Stamp Act
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Why did Parliament pass new taxes on the colonists after the French and Indian War?
They had spent a lot of money on the war
They wanted to anger the colonists
They were jealous of how much money the settlers were making
They didn't like how the colonists fought in the war
