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A quiz about the events leading up to the American Revolution
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What act allowed British soldiers to stay in colonists' homes, stables, and inns?
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
Troops Act
Quartering Act
2
King George III was upset after the Tea Party. What did he do?
Shut down Boston Harbor and placed MA under British control
Removed all British government officials from Massachusetts
Banned the sale of tea to the colonists
Imposed an even higher tax on tea products
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The Stamp Act...
Imposed taxes on paper products for all colonists
Required colonists to have their passports stamped
Limited the amount of stamps colonists could purchase
Helped colonists raise money after the French & Indian War
4
The colonists ultimately declared independence because...
They were upset with all the taxes by the British government
Their petitions and protests hadn't convinced King George
They did not have a voice in the British Parliament
All of the above
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Colonists protest the red coats taking their jobs. How did the British soldiers respond to their protests?
Shut Boston down and forced people into their homes
Started the Boston Tea Party to waste colonists' tea
Opened fire on an unarmed crowd of colonists, killing 5 men
Imposed more taxes on playing cards
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The first battle of the American Revolution was...
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Saratoga Springs
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Why did the French and English fight in the French & Indian War?
Disputes over land & territory in America
The Indians were helping the French move westward
Disputes over fur trading with the Natives
The British were using the Indians to take French boats
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England removed the tea tax to resolve tensions with colonists. What happened as a result?
Colonists celebrated with a city-wide Tea Party
Rebels dumped 18,000 lbs. of tea into Boston Harbor
British tea sales increased since more colonists were buying
Bostonians gathered at City Hall to protest
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The First Continental Congress met to discuss...
Ways to fight back & protest against the British government
Setting up a Congress for the colonists
Writing a Declaration of Independence to King George III
Imposing taxes on British soldiers living in the colonies