What did the Declaratory Act State?

England did have the right to tax them

Why were the Intolerable Acts so destructive for the colonist?

They closed the Boston Harbor;no trade

Why was the Declaration written?

To gain support of the colonist to fight for independence

Why did the British Come to Lexington and Concord?

They heard that the colonist had weapons in Concord

Why did the Quartering Act upset the Colonist?

They were forced to house soldiers

What did the Sugar Act,The Stamp Act and the Townsend Act all have in common?

They were all Direct taxes from England

What was a direct result of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

The Second Continental Congress

What document did they decided to write at the Second Continental Congress?

The Declaration of Independence

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1
What Year was the Declaration written?
1769
1763
1787
1776
2
What was a direct result of the Stamp Act?
The first Continental Congress
The Albany Congress
The Stamp Act Congress
A run on colonial stamps
3
Who wrote the Declaration?
John Hancock
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
4
What was a direct result of the Intolerable Acts?
The Second Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress
The Second Stamp Act Congress
The Tea Congress
5
What did the Declaratory Act State?
England had the right to deny wedding licences
England had the right take colonial homes
England did have the right to tax them
England would declare a ban on stamps
6
Why were the Intolerable Acts so destructive for the colonist?
They confiscated colonial weapons
Everyone lost the right to vote
They closed the Boston Harbor;no trade
It forbid colonial elections
7
What lowered the cost of Molasses and Interfered with colonial smuggling?
The Stamp Act
The Townsend Act
The Tea Axt
The Sugar Act
8
Why was the Declaration written?
to gain the approval of the King of England
To gain support of the colonist to fight for independence
to get approval from England to return to smuggling
to encourage more colonist to come to the new world
9
What decision did they make at the Stamp Act Congress?
To house more soldiers
To boycott British goods
To smuggle Tea
To buy more stamps
10
Why did the British Come to Lexington and Concord?
They heard that the colonist had weapons in Concord
They heard there was a lot of money buried in Concord
They heard the colonist were going to attack England
They heard colonist had a ton of smuggled good in Lexington
11
Who was responsible for taxation in the colonies?
Parliament
The King
Congress
Colonial legislatures
12
Why did the Quartering Act upset the Colonist?
They were forced to stop using quarters as a currency
They were forced to house soldiers
They had to sell their houses
They ran out of food
13
What did strict enforcement of the Navigation Acts and Direct taxation lead to?
Massive Indian wars
The Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The American Revolution
14
Why did The Stamp Act upset the Colonist?
Everyone began smuggling stamps
The cost of stamps was to high
It was a Direct Tax by England
Stamps were hard to find in the colonies
15
What did the Sugar Act,The Stamp Act and the Townsend Act all have in common?
They were all voted on by the Colonist
No one in England liked any of these Acts
They were written by the same person,Lord Baltimore
They were all Direct taxes from England
16
What was a direct result of the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
The Townsend Act
The Quartering Act
The Intolerable Acts
17
What was a direct result of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
18
What document did they decided to write at the Second Continental Congress?
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
The English Bill of Rights
The Constitution
19
What did England do as a result of the Boycott
They opened fire on local citizens
They refused to sell stamps to the colonist
They repealed the Stamp Act
They agrees to let the colonist use quarters
20
What decision did we make as a result of the First Continental Congress in 1774?
To create our own flag
To smuggle more tea
To form local militas
to dump molasses in the Boston Harbor

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