Why did Parliament and King George raise taxes on the colonists?

To help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

What famous document did Thomas Jefferson write on July 4, 1776?

The Declaration of Independence

Why were the colonists upset with Parliament's Sugar Act, Stamp Act and Tea Act?

They were being taxed unfairly.

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1
He was the Commanding General of the Continental Army and later became the first U.S. President
Benjamin Franklin
Luke Skywalker
George Washington
John Hancock
2
A colonist who remained loyal to the King of Great Britain -
Loyalist
Redcoat
Patriot
Martyr
3
What event in U.S. History does this picture represent?
Boston Tea Party
Thirteen Colonies celebration
Boston Massacre
Red River Shootout
4
Other names for freedom are
taxation and representation
liberty and independence
boycott and intolerable
happiness and representation
5
This battle is famous because the colonists almost won, but they ran out of ammunition.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Lexington
6
A colonist who wants independence from Great Britain -
Governor
King
Confederate
Patriot
7
What group of Patriots formed to express their concerns of representation?
New Kids on the Block
Parliament
Sons of Liberty
House of Burgessess
8
The French and Indian War was a war fought between...
Loyalists and Patriots
France and Spain
France and Great Britain
France and Native Americans
9
A group of British soldiers fired into a crowd of angry colonists now famously known as -
the Battle of Bunker Hill
The French & Indian War
Lexington
The Boston Massacre
10
These battles are famous because they were the first battles of the Revolutionary War.
Sullivan's Island and Cowpens
Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown and Saratoga
11
Why did Parliament and King George raise taxes on the colonists?
To allow the King of England to buy France
To make Great Britain the wealthiest country
To purchase the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
To help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War
12
What famous document did Thomas Jefferson write on July 4, 1776?
The Mayflower Compact
The STAAR test
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
13
To boycott a product means not to _____ it.
give it to boys
buy
leave
share
14
Why were the colonists upset with Parliament's Sugar Act, Stamp Act and Tea Act?
They were being taxed unfairly.
They were jealous of the Native Indians.
They wanted to be ruled by the French.
They wanted to give the King ALL of their money.

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