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Causes of the American Revolution
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Colonists who supported Britain and were loyal to King George.
Militia
Minutemen
Loyalists
Patriots
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Repeal means
to forget
to answer
to begin
to cancel
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Characteristic of war.
Casualties and suffering
fighting over differences especially for freedom or land
war is expensive and nations have many debts
All of the above
4
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
France and Britain
England and Spain
French and Indians
Britain and Indians
5
A colonist who would be ready to fight the British at a minute's notice.
Militia
Minutemen
Patriot
Loyalist
6
an army of armed citizens who serve as soldiers in an emergency
Parliament
militia
minute men
soldiers
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What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
To protest the Stamp Act
To keep colonists informed of British actions
To keep British informed of colonists' actions
To maintain support for British rule
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A competitor
rival
ally
repeal
petition
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The French and Indian War happened because...
Native Americans wanted France to leave
All of the above
Britain and France fought over the Ohio River Valley
France wanted to sell Native American land
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How did Britain punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party.
Britain imposed the Stamp Act.
Britain imposed the Intolerable Acts.
Britain started the Boston Massacre.
Britain did not represent the colonists in Parliament.
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What was the name of the event where 5 unarmed colonists were killed by British soldiers?
Committees of Correspondence
Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
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Which of the following was created by Benjamin Franklin but turned down by the colonies?
The Albany Plan of Union
The French and Indian War
The Boston Tea Party
Committees of Correspondence
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What was the Albany Plan of Union?
Attempt to create a central government for Britain
Attempt to create a central government for the 13 colonies
Attempt to create 13 different colonial assemblies
Attempt to create several governments for the 13 colonies
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Why did Britain pass the Intolerable Acts?
They wanted more money.
To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
They wanted all the colonists to pay their taxes.
To prepare the colonists for war.
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Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
Lexington
Boston
Concord
Philadelphia
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Why did Britain repeal all the taxes except the tax on tea?
The colonists were being punished for the Boston Massacre.
To show Britain still had the right to tax the colonies
Britain hated taxes.
The colonists were being punished for the Boston Tea Party.
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The Proclamation of 1763 drew an imaginary line across the Appalachian Mountains to...
Allow colonists to have a positive relationship with Indians
Forbid colonists to settle west of the line
Allow colonists to settle where they want
Forbid colonists to settle east of the line
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A group of colonists who fought against the taxes imposed by Britain.
Committee of Correspondence
First Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
militia
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The Proclamation of 1763 said colonists were free to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
True
False
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A formal written request
boycott
repeal
rival
petition
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A prolonged armed struggle.
Conflict
Casualty
Boycott
War
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Who met to agree to boycott goods until the Intolerable Acts were repealed?
The Committee of Correspondence
The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
The Intolerable Acts
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A person killed or injured in a war or accident.
War
Casuality
Conflict
Petition
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A refusal to buy certain goods or services
boycott
conflict
rival
repeal
25
Who fired the first shot at the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
British troops
Both fired
No one knows
American troops
26
Who was Britain's main rival in North America?
Indians
Russia
Spain
France
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What lands did Britain gain in the French and Indian War?
France gained all lands east of Mississippi River
Britain gained Canada and all land west of Mississippi River
Britain gained Canada and all land east of Mississippi River
None of the above
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Why did the colonists feel that Great Britain did not have the right to tax them?
The colonists had no representation in Britain
They paid too much tax already
The colonists had representation in Britain
They were not British
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The British had to pay a large debt over what war?
American Revolution
French and Indian
Spanish War
British War
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a friend or supporter
rival
ally
correspondence
boycott
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A group that wrote letters and pamphlets reporting events in the colonies
Committee of Correspondence
Sons of Liberty
Lexington
Parliament
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Why did King George issue the Proclamation of 1763?
He was greedy.
The French were not leaving.
He wanted the land for himself.
He did not want to go to war with the Indians.
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Thomas Paine's
Common Sense
aided the American cause in the Revolutionary War because it...
Convinced France to join the fight against England
Persuaded those who were undecided to support independence
created a new system of government for the United States
Led the repeal of the Stamp Act
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An armed conflict between different nations or groups.
Committee of Correspondence
War
Peace
All of the above
35
Colonists who supported the fight for independence...
Minutemen
Loyalists
Patriots
Militia
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Who won the French and Indian War?
Britain
Indians
Spain
France
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Britain's law making assembly
Colonial Assembly
Democracy
Central Government
Parliament
