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Causes of the American Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
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The acts and events that lead to the Revolutionary War
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Who would have said this: "I love King George. We all need to honor and respect him."
Democrat
Tory
Patriot
Loyalist
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What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on all British goods
A law that required people to put stamps on mail.
A tax on paper material
A tax on lead, tea, and glass
3
Who would have said, "The King is a tyrant!" ?
Patriots
Loyalists
Democrats
4
What caused the Boston Tea Party?
The tax on tea
Tea Act gave the East India Co an advantage selling tea
The closing of Boston Harbor
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The colonies took care of their own lives until King George came along. This was called:
bilateral government control
freedom
federalism
Salutary neglect
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What was the Townshend Act?
A tax on all exports
A tax on all imports
A duty tax on imports like tea, glass, and lead
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What is a militia?
Citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency.
A British soldier ( also known as redcoats).
A group of enlisted soldiers.
The best soldiers of a military unit.
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What upset the colonists most about the Stamp Act?
They hated King George.
Most colonists were to broke to pay any taxes.
They were being taxed too much!
It was taxation without representation.
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"Give me bedding and beer." This would have been said to colonists because of what?
The Quartering Act
The soldiers were flat out rude!
The war made the soldiers need help.
The British didn't pay their soldiers much.
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Which of the following acts lead to the colonists' boycott of British goods?
The Stamp Act
The Declaratory Act
The Sugar Act
proclamation of 1763
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The Proclamation of 1763 stated that
The French had to surrender their land to the British.
Land won in the French and Indian War wasn't to be settled
The British could tax the colonists.
Land won in the Revolutionary War wasn't to be settled.
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Which act allowed the customs officials search John Hancock's ship for smuggled goods?
The Quartering Act
The Townshend Acts
The Sugar Act
The Writs of Assistance
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Which one of the following did NOT happen after the French and Indian War?
Colonists wanted to settle the land west of the Appalachians
Colonists were more proud than ever to be British citizens.
Britain won all land west to the Mississippi River.
France and Britain became allies (friends).
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Which of the following is NOT true of the Boston Massacre:
Many innocent people were killed
The Sons of Liberty used it as propaganda
It was a deadly fight between colonists and the redcoats
The colonists had weapons
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Which did the women NOT do to support the boycott?
Made homespun clothes.
Buy only British goods.
Buy only American made goods.
Made tea from pine needles.
16
Only in the colonies could a person move up in social classes. This was called:
The social pyramid
The American Dream
Social Mobility
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Which act allowed officials seize (take) John Hancock's ship without going to court?
The Townshend Acts
The Sugar Act
The Declaratory Act
The Writs of Assistance
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Which was not part of the Intolerable Acts?
No boycotts were allowed
The Port of Boston was closed.
No more town meetings.
Soldiers were quartered in homes.
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What was the French and Indian War?
A war over all lands west to the Mississippi River.
A war between France and Britain for Canada.
A war between the French and Indians.
A war between the French and Britain for the Ohio Valley.
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What upset the colonists about this act?
The King and Parliament didn't ask them first.
It caused some colonial merchants to go out of business.
It was another tax even if they didn't pay it directly.
