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Causes of the American Revolution.
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What was an effect of the Townshend Acts?
The Boston Tea Party
The Quartering Act
The Boston Massacre
The Tea Act
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The STAMP ACT required--
colonists to purchase a stamp for all their boxes
colonists to stamp their papers before writing on them
colonists to purchase a stamp for all sugar products
colonists to purchase a stamp for all paper goods
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Who lead the Boston Tea Party?
Abigail Adams
Samuel Adams
John Adams
John Madison
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How did the colonists react to the Tea Act?
The Boston Uprising
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Experience
The Boston Tea Party
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How many people died at the Boston Massacre?
5
4
6
3
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What did the Quartering Act require?
Colonists had to house and feed British officials
Colonists had to house and feed British soldiers
Colonists had to move to the Appalachian Mountains
Colonists had to house and feed British Naval Officers
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Boycott means--
to refuse to buy something
to refuse to work
to refuse to clean
to refuse to write
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How did the French and Indian War cause the American Revolution?
British Parliament began taxing the colonies
By forcing the Indians to move to Canada
I like fried chicken
The French defeated the colonies
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From which country did the original colonists emigrate?
Germany
Spain
France
England
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Why did Parliament pass the Sugar Act?
To force the Indians off their land
To pay for the French and Indian War
To pay for extra military maneuvers in Canada
To purchase the Ohio River Valley
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What land formation served as the western border of the original 13 colonies?
the Alps
the Rocky Mountains
the Denali Mountains
the Appalachian Mountains
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Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
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What was the Tea Act?
a tax on paper goods
a tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
a tax on sugar
a tax on tea
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How did the colonists react to the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act?
They wrote letters to their mothers
They cried and started throwing things
They ran away
They boycotted British goods
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How did Parliament react to the Boston Tea Party?
They passed the Sugar Act
They passed the Townshend Acts
They passed the Tea Act
They passed the Intolerable Acts
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Exports are--
Goods that are just...good
Goods that are brought IN from another country
Goods that are NEITHER brought in, NOR sent out
Goods that are sent OUT to another country
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Imports are--
Goods that are brought IN from another country
Goods that are BOTH brought in and sent out.
Goods that are neither brought in, NOR sent out
Goods that are sent OUT to another country
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The Sugar Act placed duties on--
Sugar and Mollasses
Sugar and Crumpets
Sugar and more sugar
Sugar and Tea
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What are duties?
Taxes on paper
Taxes on imports
Taxes on tea
Taxes on exports
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
September 4, 1763
March 4, 1776
July 4, 1776
July 4, 1775
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Who was the first person to die at the Boston Massacre?
Thomas Jefferson
Haym Soloman
John Adams
Crispus Attucks