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The Pre-Revolution period in American history.
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1
The British placed taxes on the American colonies because
the Americans were overtaxed to start with.
the king was trying to fund a war with Mexico
they ran up a debt fighting the French.
They are mean
2
The author of
Common Sense
that convinced many to support independence was
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Charlie Strong
Thomas Jefferson
3
The Americans' response to the Sugar Act was to
continue smuggling
pay the tax happily
start a war
shoot 5 soldiers in Boston
4
The woman who organized Committees of Correspondence and wrote plays supporting the cause was
Abigail Adams
Mercy Otis Warren
Taylor Swift
Molly Pitcher
5
The Proclamation of 1763
Proclaimed 1763 was the best year ever
Allowed British troops to be housed in colonists' homes
Declared the colonies free from Great Britain
Prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
6
Paul Revere's picture could be considered propaganda because it
showed the British on the right
won people to his side of the argument
was very accurate
had a dog in it
7
Unalienable rights (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness) are
given to us in the Bill of Rights
all about a Will Smith movie
listed out in the Mayflower Compact
defined in the Declaration of Independence
8
What monarch was reigning over Great Britain during the Pre-Revolution era?
Elizabeth I
Charles II
George III
Edward IV
9
The colonists felt their rights were violated because Englishmen were given their rights in the
U.S. Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
English Bill of Rights
10
The patriot group that organized protests against the British government was called
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Liberty
Protest Gang
Patriot Mob
11
The law that required the colonists to house and feed the British soldiers was called the
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
House and Food Act
12
Many of Jefferson's ideas about rights and the government came from reading
Jason Garrett
George Washington
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
13
Why was the Stamp Act so unpopular in the colonies?
It was a tax passed by the French
It forced them to get stamped to get into taverns
It raised the price of postage stamps
It taxed a commonly used item: paper
14
The American colonists objected to being taxed by the British Parliament because
They were generally a mean group of people
They were the most heavily taxed group in Great Britain
They were saving their money for recreational activities
They had no representation in Parliament
15
The colonists fought back against the Tea Act because
It taxed all paper goods in the colonies
it created a monopoly on tea in the colonies.
They really hated tea
5 colonists were killed in Boston