American Revolution

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What happened between the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts?

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Boston Tea Party

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One of the results of the French and Indian War was: the French gained control of the Ohio River Valley and part of Canada., the British Parliament began passing a series of taxes to help pay for the war., a revolt in the colonies occurred because of sympathetic ties to the French., the British considered selling the colonies to Spain to pay for the war.

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the British Parliament began passing a series of taxes to help pay for the war.

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One of the effects of the Stamp Act was: a decrease in tax revenue for the British., an increase in the number of British troops sent to Boston., a decrease in the amount of tea imported to the American colonies., a congress was formed by the colonists to organize boycotts.

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a congress was formed by the colonists to organize boycotts.

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The statement' “No taxation without representation”, was made by many colonists to protest that...

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the colonists did not have a colonial representative in the Parliament.

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A fundamental truth found in the excerpt above is that all people —

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have equal rights at birth.

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A political idea stated in the Declaration of Independence is that governments

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obtain power from the people.

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The unalienable rights are best illustrated by—

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rights that are guaranteed and cannot be taken away.

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The Declaration of Independence was written by—

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Thomas Jefferson.

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What is the significance of the year 1776? Options: Shots fired at Lexington and Concord, First Continental Congress meets, adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Paris end the American Revolution

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adoption of the Declaration of Independence

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In the excerpt above, Patrick Henry was promoting the idea of

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a war between the American colonies and the British.