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Events leading to the American Revolution
Events leading to the American Revolution
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Revolutionary War Events
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Who was Charles Townshend?
Leader of the colonists
Finance Minister of England
Finance Minister of the United States
King of England
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What was the main reason the colonists went to war with England?
To be free of British control
To end the boycott of goods
To be free of the president's control
To do away with taxes
3
The violent confrontation between colonists and British when 4 men were killed is called the __
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Boston
Lexington Massacre
4
What is taxation without representation?
being taxes on tea
being taxed without someone representing the British
being taxed without someone representing the colonists
being taxes on all goods
5
Who was the leader of the American Army?
Charles Townshend
King Charles III
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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Why did the King feel he had a right to tax the colonists?
He felt they should pay extra for living in the 13 colonies
The people voted for a tax
He believed they should take part in paying the war debt
He believed in taxing everyone all the time
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 prevent the colonists from being able to do?
Paying taxes
Moving back to England
Settle in the Ohio River Valley
Buying tea
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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To protest the Stamp Tax
To break away from England
To end the conflicts with the Native Americans
To set up 13 separate countries
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Which was one way the colonists protested the tea tax?
dressing up as Native Americans
boycotted the tea
all of the above
throwing it into the sea
10
In what year did the American Revolution begin?
1775
1875
1876
1776
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Which of the following is one reason the colonists were angry at the British?
Taxation With Representation
Sticker Tax
Coffee Tax
Proclamation of 1763
12
What happened in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775?
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The first battle of the American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence was written
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What was the name of the ruler of England?
King Charles I
King George I
King Charles III
King George III
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Which of the following DOES NOT apply to the Stamp Tax?
business contracts
marriage licenses
science tests
wills
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Why were the colonists angry at Charles Townshend?
He ordered the attack on the colonists
He was the King of England
He raised more taxes
He was a traitor
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Why was the Stamp Tax repealed?
The colonists didn't want stamps on their documents
The colonists boycotted all English goods
There were not enough stamps to go around
The colonists threw all their documents into the sea
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What was the Quartering Act?
Colonists had to provide shelter and food to the Minutemen
Colonists had to give shelter and food to British soldiers
British had to provide shelter and food to the colonists
Colonists had to give shelter and food to American soldiers
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What did Thomas Jefferson write?
The Stamp Tax
The Declaration of Independence
The Proclamation of 1763
Constitution of the United States
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Who are the people who
did
want to break away from England?
Parliament
Patriots
Loyalists
Minutemen
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Who were the people who
did not
want to break away from England?
Patriots
Minutemen
Parliament
Loyalists
