What is the best reason why the colonists did not want to pay taxes?

They had no say in making the laws

What does the phrase, "No taxation without representation" mean?

don't tax us without someone speaking up for us

What started the Boston Massacre?

colonists throwing snowballs and yelling at British soldiers

a person or group that joins with another to work with them

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Causes of the American Revolution

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1
What is the best reason why the colonists did not want to pay taxes?
They had no say in making the laws
Britain already had enough money
They didn't have any money
They needed more taxes
2
What does the phrase, "No taxation without representation" mean?
do not allow representatives in the colonies
no new taxes
don't tax us without someone speaking up for us
do not have a king
3
The Treaty of Paris gave Britain __________________.
soldiers
colonies
proclamation
land
4
What document said that colonists could not settle on the new land in the Ohio River Valley?
The Proclamation of 1763
The Declaration of Independence
The Treaty of Paris
The Committes of Correspondence
5
What started the Boston Massacre?
colonists throwing snowballs and yelling at British soldiers
Parliament had passed the Tea Act
Five colonists were shot and killed
People wanted to have soldiers in Boston
6
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
France and Spain
France and Indians in the Ohio River Valley
France and Britain
Britain and Spain
7
What is an ally?
a group of representatives
to import goods illegally
a person or group that joins with another to work with them
extra money placed on goods that is paid to the government
8
What were Britain and France fighting over in the French and Indian War?
The Mississippi River
The Appalachian Mountains
land in the Ohio River Valley
the treatment of the Indians
9
What is the killing of many people called?
tax
liberty
protest
massacre
10
Why did the British Parliament tax the colonists after the French and Indian War?
The British owed money to the Spanish
The British owed money to the Indians
<p>The British owed money to the French</p>
They needed to pay for the war
11
What is an event at which people speak out or complain against an issue?
ally
protest
smuggling
tax
12
The Sons of Liberty held the Boston Tea Party because ____________________
Britain passed the Coercive Acts
all trade was stopped to England
Britain forced colonists to quarter soldiers
Britain put a tax on tea

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