Causes of the American Revolution

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Who would colonists tar and feather? The King, Parliment, Tax Collectors, Patriots

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Tax Collectors

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Why did Great Britain pass the Proclamation of 1763?

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To keep the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Hundreds of people died in the Boston Massacre.

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False

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What event does this drawing show? Options: Tarring and feathering, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, American Revolution

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Boston Massacre

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Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

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Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.

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What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?

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They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government

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Why did the Sons of Liberty dress up as Native Americans and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?

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To protest and fight back against taxes on tea and other items (Boston Tea Party)

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A snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was called

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Boston Massacre

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A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act and future taxes was called

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Sons of Liberty

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What was passed by Parliament to tax the purchase of sugar and molasses for the colonists called?

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The Sugar Act