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Events leading to the American Revolution
Events leading to the American Revolution
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Why were the colonists being taxed?
Britain needed money to pay for the war with France
Because the King wanted to be mean
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Who was Crispus Attucks?
African American spy for the British
free black man and 1st person killed during the Boston Massacre
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What is a boycott?
To reject/refuse something to buy or participate
A harsh, unfair leader
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What is another name for the British soldiers?
Redcoats
Patriots
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What is the Townshend Act?
complaints listed in the Declaration of Independence
Taxes on lead, glass, paper, paint, tea
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Who was King George III?
1st President of the United States
King of England during American Revolution
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Paul Revere made a drawing of the Boston Massacre and called it "The_________________".
Shot heard 'round the world
Bloody Massacre
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How does a boycott hurt a business?
Soldiers hide behind trees and surprise attack.
Businesses lose money because people refuse to buy.
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What was the Quartering Act?
This was the document that created the USA.
Colonists had to provide food, housing, & candles for the British soldiers
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The Proclamation of 1763 restricted the colonists from living here.
West of the Appalachian Mountains
North of Boston
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Why are English colonists in American angry with the Proclamation of 1763?
To restore order to the colonies after the Boston Tea Party.
It prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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What is a debt?
Money won
Money owed
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Who were Samuel Adams, John Adams, and John Hancock?
US naval heroes
Leaders of the Sons of Liberty
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What was the Sugar Act?
The dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea in Boston Harbor
tax on sugar and molassas
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What is the Stamp Act?
tax on paper products
Policy that the colonies exist to make money for mother country.
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Why are American colonists angry with the Stamp Act?
They were caught by surprise
no representation in Parliament where the taxes were created
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What act required the colonists to feed and shelter the British soldiers?
Quartering Act
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
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How many colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre?
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3
5
