What caused the British Parliament to tax the colonies?

They needed money to pay off war debts

Why did the British send troops and warships to Boston in 1768?

to scare the colonist into paying taxes

Why was there a problem with the colonist moving to the Ohio River Valley?

Indians had been living there for thousands of years

Why was the outcome of the French and Indian War important?

It caused the British to tax colonist, led to the Revolution

During the French and Indian War.....

the French and the Indians fought the British

Why did John Adams defend the soldiers who killed five colonist?

He believed that every had a right to a fair trial

Where was the backcountry located in the colonial days?

close to the Appalachian Mountains

What did the Committee of Correspondence do?

exchanged letters between colonist

What did the First Continental Congress decide?

to stop trading with the British and create militia

Why did the French claim that the Ohio River Valley belonged to them?

because the Ohio River is a tributary of Mississippi River

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

a group of men who protested the Stamp Act

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

Colonist disguised as Indians threw tea overboard from ship

Which of the following was one of the Intolerable Acts?

Colonist had to feed and house the British soldiers

What did the colonist mean by no taxation without representation?

We won't pay taxes unless we are represented in Parliament

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1
What caused the British Parliament to tax the colonies?
They needed money to pay off war debts
They needed money to help fight the Sons of Liberty
They were very greedy
They needed money to build more cities in England
2
Who explored the Ohio River Valley?
Robert Valdez
Robert La Salle
LaSalle Montague
Robert Cortez
3
What did the Sons of Liberty force the British Parliament to do?
repeal the export tariffs
repeal the Stamp Act
remove warships from Boston Harbor
repeal the Tea Act
4
Who started the Sons of Liberty?
John Samuels
George Washington
John Adams
Samuel Adams
5
How did he colonist respond to the Townshed Acts?
They threw tea off British ships
They created militias
They started the Committee of Correspondence
They boycotted British goods
6
Why did the British send troops and warships to Boston in 1768?
to increase trade with the colonies
to tar and feather colonists
to scare the colonist into paying taxes
none of these
7
What was the Stamp Act?
a tax on wool
a tax on tea
a tax on printed materials
a tax on imported goods
8
Why was there a problem with the colonist moving to the Ohio River Valley?
Indians had been living there for thousands of years
The Dutch had colonies there
French had been living there for thousands of years
The land was hard to settle
9
What caused colonist to move to the backcountry?
there were more natural resources there
tribal conflicts with Indians
war with the French
land was cheaper
10
Why was the outcome of the French and Indian War important?
It caused the French to leave Quebec
It gave lands back to the Indians
It caused the British to tax colonist, led to the Revolution
It made some colonist very wealthy
11
During the French and Indian War.....
French fought the Indians, and the British fought the French
the French and British fought the Indians
the French and the Indians fought the British
the Indians fought the French
12
Why did John Adams defend the soldiers who killed five colonist?
The soldiers paid him a lot of money
His brother was a British soldier
He was in favor of the British taxes
He believed that every had a right to a fair trial
13
What did British Parliament do to help the East India Company?
repealed the Stamp Act
passed the Stamp Act
passed the Intolerable Acts
passed the Tea Act
14
Where was the backcountry located in the colonial days?
west of the Ohio River Valley
the French colony of Quebec
close to the Appalachian Mountains
west of the Rocky Mountains
15
What did the Committee of Correspondence do?
communicated with British Parliament
exchanged letters between colonist
humiliated British tax collectors
voted on important colonial issues
16
What did the First Continental Congress decide?
to create an army
to stow away on British ships
to stop trading with the British and create militia
to fight the British
17
Why did the French claim that the Ohio River Valley belonged to them?
because the Ohio River is a tributary of Mississippi River
because the French got there first
because the Indians who lived there gave it t them
because the colonist gave it to them
18
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Hartford
Boston
Virginia
19
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
a group of express riders
the children of patriots
a group of men who protested the Stamp Act
the children of colonist
20
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Colonist disguised as Indians threw tea overboard from ship
Five colonist were accidentally killed
Mohawk Indians threw tea overboard a British Ship
Five British soldiers were accidentally killed
21
Which of the following was one of the Intolerable Acts?
Colonist had to bow to British soldiers
Colonist had to work for British soldiers
Colonist had to feed and house the British soldiers
Colonist had to pay a tax on soap and candles
22
What did the colonist mean by no taxation without representation?
We won't pay taxes unless we are represented in Parliament
We won't pay taxes on any printed materials
We won't pay unless we're represented in ContinentalCongress
We refuse to pay any taxes

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