American Revolution STAAR Review

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Why did Parliament(England) pass these acts-Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts? Options: promote growth of cottage industries, encourage foreign trade with colonies, recover the cost of defending the colonies, fund the establishment of new colonies

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recover the cost of defending the colonies

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How did mercantilism create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

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prevent colonists from trading with other foreign countries

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How did the Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and Stamp Act contribute to the start of the Revolutionary War?

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angered colonists, believed their civil liberties had been violated

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Why did colonists dislike the Proclamation of 1763?

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resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

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Why is Saratoga the turning point in the Revolutionary War?

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American victory convinced France to ally with the United States

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What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

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Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country

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Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence? Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office, Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes, Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British Army, Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia

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Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes

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This list includes rights that are considered? -Life -Liberty -Pursuit of happiness

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unalienable

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Which of these completes the graphic organizer? Options: Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts, King George III allows colonists to petition tax relief, Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts, King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament

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Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

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Who did the Second Continental Congress appoint to lead the Continental Army?

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George Washington