Causes of the American Revolution Vocabulary Standards Check

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What are taxes?

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money paid to the government

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Representation

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A person or group acting on behalf of another person or group.

Front

What is the name of the British government?

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Parliament

Front

What was the protest in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor called?

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Boston Tea Party

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Liberty

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freedom

Front

Who was the ruler of England during the American Revolution?

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King George III

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Who was an American intellectual, inventor, and politician who helped negotiate French support for the American Revolution?

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Benjamin Franklin

Front

Who is famous for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?

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Patrick Henry

Front

Who was a patriot who helped warn colonists that the British were coming?

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Paul Revere

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Who agreed to serve on the defense for the British soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre?

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John Adams