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KG 1: How To Start A Revolution
KG 1: How To Start A Revolution
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This quiz covers causes of the #AmericanRevolution as told by #SteveSheinkin's book #KingGeorge.
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How did Boston respond to the Tea Tax?
Badly disguised Sons of Liberty had a "Tea Party"
They boycotted tea
They paid it because they REALLY wanted tea
They dumped three ships' worth of tea in the harbor
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France and England were trying to gain more territory where during the French and Indian War?
North America
Asia
South America
Australia
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PREDICT: How will King George respond to the Colonists' continued resistance to taxes?
Meet with Colonists and work towards compromise
Accept that they cannot be taxed
Give the Colonists some power in the British government
Send more troops to try to force his will on the colonies
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Who won the French and Indian War?
Indians (Algonquin and Huron)
Indians (Iroquois League)
Britain/England
French
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How did the Colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?
Boston paid for the tea to reopen the habor
Colonies began meeting and planning a response in Congress
The other colonies left Massachusetts to its consequences
Colonies began arming and training their militias
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How did the citizens of Boston and the British soldiers enforcing order treat one another?
Ignored each other
Mutual respect
Argued and fought with each other
Colonists formed mobs and British troops shot at them
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Besides protests, how else did Colonists respond to British taxes? (Stamp, Townshend, etc.)
Paying only half the tax
Boycotts (refusing to buy goods)
Smuggling (sneaking goods in)
Paying the tax with lots of inconvenient small coins
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How did King George respond to the unrest in the Colonies?
He didn't respond. There was other more urgent business.
Sent in troops to enforce the law
Added new representatives in Parliament for the Colonies
Invited Colonial leaders to meet with him
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How did Colonists like Sam Adams respond to the British tax? (Stamp Act)
They were thrilled to help pay debt from the war they won
Sent a strongly worded letter to the King
Paid it but complained
Intimidated tax men so there was no one to sell stamps
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Why did Britain decide to start taxing the Colonists?
There were enough Colonists to exploit now
Protecting Colonies was expensive
Colonists were rich enough England could make lots of cash!
The French and Indian War left the nation in great debt
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England responded to the Tea Party with "Intolerable Acts" that included...
Required permission to meet in public in Massachusetts
Sending more troops to control Boston
Closing Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for by the town
Limited Massachusetts' rights to elect officials
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After the Boston Massacre, why did Britain keep the tax on tea?
A tax on the popular drink would pay off war debt
It was small enough the Colonists wouldn't mind
To show they were in charge
It was a compromise tax approved by Colonists
