
Tax Acts - Causes of the American Revolution
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Tax Acts - Causes of the American Revolution
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Parliament
the legislature (law making group) of Great Britain
to refuse to buy or participate in something
an official announcement
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Proclamation
the legislature (law making group) of Great Britain
to refuse to buy or participate in something
an official announcement
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Act
the legislature (law making group) of Great Britain
to refuse to buy or participate in something
a tax or law
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Boycott
the legislature (law making group) of Great Britain
to refuse to buy or participate in something
a tax or law
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Who won the French and Indian War?
France
Great Britain
American Indians
the Colonists
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Multiple Choice
What did Great Britain win from France at the end of the French and Indian War?
the Rocky Mountains
the Ohio River Valley
Devonshire
Louisiana
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The Proclamation of 1763 restricted the Colonists from moving West of --
the Appalachian Mountains
the Mississippi River
the Pacific Ocean
the Rocky Mountains
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How did the Colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?
Resented British interference and ignored the Proclamation.
Respected their Mother Country and obeyed the Proclamation
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The purpose of the Sugar Act was to --
pay for a new canal system in New England
raise money for King George III birthday
pay for the French and Indian War
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No ____________ without representation!
taxation
proclamation
war
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Colonists believed that Parliament should not tax the Colonies for all these reasons EXCEPT --
the Colonies had no elected representatives in Parliament to speak for them.
England had let the Colonies make their own governments, taxes and laws and shouldn't take that away now!
Parliament was too friendly with the French.
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What act taxed paper products?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Quartering Acts
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The purpose of the Stamp Act was to --
pay for a new canal system in New England
raise money for King George III birthday
pay for the French and Indian War
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How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
Protested through New York City
Obeyed it
boycotted British goods
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Which act taxed things like tea, glass, lead, china, and paint?
Townshend Acts
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
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Multiple Choice
What does quartering mean?
division of money
boycotting currency
housing
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Under the Quartering Act, colonists were required to --
provide housing for British soldiers.
get change from only British banks.
cut everything into fours.
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What was the name of the group who protested against the British?
Sons of Liberty
Committees of Correspondence
Mothers Against British Goods
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Multiple Choice
Who did the Sons of Liberty target?
British tax collectors
Colonists not paying taxes
colonists crossing the Appalachian Mountains.
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Do you think that Great Britain taxing the Colonies without any respresentation enough to start a revolution?
Yes! Revolution!!!
Definitely not
Close but not quite
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How do you think these events will lead to the American Revolution?
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