Unit 5 Causes of the American Revolution RECAP

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Why did England start placing taxes on the colonies? Options: To pay the cost for new buildings, To show colonists who is in charge, To build roads in the Ohio River Valley, To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

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To pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

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Which phrase became popular among colonists in response to England imposing taxes? Options: “No taxation without representation”, “The rights of Englishmen”, “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, “Give me liberty or give me death”

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“No taxation without representation”

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What territory were the British and French fighting over during the French and Indian War? Options: Texas, Ohio Valley, New Jersey, Virginia

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Ohio Valley

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Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?

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because they had no representatives in Parliament

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The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.

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Stamp Act

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The French and Indian war was fought between _____ and _____.

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England and France

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Who were the Sons of Liberty?

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A group of patriots who organized the Boston Tea Party.

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Great Britain had an enormous ____ after the French and Indian War.

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debt

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British colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763 because they -

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resent the limits it imposed on westward expansion

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The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

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Appalachian Mountains