Causes of the American Revolution

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The Quartering Act was a British law that required colonists to...

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Provide housing and food for British soldiers.

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Colonists protested British acts in several ways. Which of the following is NOT a way the colonists protested?

• Exported lumber and beaver furs to Britain.
• Wrote letters and formed committees.
• Boycotted British goods.
• Attacked tax collectors.

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Exported lumber and beaver furs to Britain.

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Why didn't many colonists want to pay taxes?

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They had no representation in making the tax laws.

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Who was the King of Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War? Options: King George III, King George I, King Henry IV, King Henry VIII

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King George III

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Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

Back

He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War

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In response to being forced to buy British tea, colonists dressed up like Native Americans and dumped the British tea into the harbor. This event is known as...
Options:

The Boston Massacre

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The Tea Act

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The Boston Tea Party

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The Sons of Liberty

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The Boston Tea Party

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What caused colonists to call themselves Patriots or Loyalists?

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Whether they supported independence from Britain.

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The British Parliament insisted the colonists pay a tax on paper goods. A tax is...

Back

Money used to pay for government.

Front

The Sons of Liberty were...

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A group of British soldiers who believed the colonists should be free from British rule.

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Why did the Boston Massacre start?

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A crowd of angry colonists yelled and threw snowballs at a British soldier.