American Independence

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Mercy Otis Warren

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Wrote pamphlets and propaganda supporting American Independence

Answer explanation

She was a strong supporter of the Patriot Cause and many of her poems were about independence and slavery (she was against slavery).

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King George III

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He was the monarch (ruling family) of England during the American Revolution Era

Answer explanation

While he was king he passed the Proclamation of 1763, the Sugar Act, The Stamp Act, The Declaratory Act, the Townshend Acts, The Tea Act, and the Intolerable Act which led American colonist to rebel.

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The Stamp Act taxed everything printed on paper and were met with protest. Is the Stamp Act a cause of the American Revolution or an Event during the American Revolution?

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Cause that led to the American Revolution

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Was the Boston Massacre a cause of the American Revolution or an event during the American Revolution?

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Cause that led to the American Revolution

Answer explanation

Crispus Attucks is consider the first casualty or death of the American Revolution.

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The Tea Act stated that the British East India Company was the only company that could sell tea in the colonies, leading to protest and the Sons of Liberty planning the Boston Tea Party. What would you call the protest and boycott?

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Civil Disobedience

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Is the Townshend Act a cause of the American Revolution or an event during the American Revolution?

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Cause that led to the American Revolution

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Was the Boston Tea Party a cause of the American Revolution or an event during the American Revolution?

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Cause that led to the American Revolution

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Why did Britain close the Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party?

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It would hurt them economically, they could not longer participate in commerce.

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The First Battle of the American Revolution is-

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Lexington and Concord

Answer explanation

Lexington and Concord is the first battle of the American Revolution also known as the first shots of the Revolution and the "Shot heard 'round the World"

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Grievances are-

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Complaints