Road to Revolution

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The biggest problem facing Great Britain after the French + Indian War was

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Massive debt brought on by war costs

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The Stamp Act offended colonists because it was a ___________ tax and did not align with the idea of ____________ representation.

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direct; direct

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The Sons of Liberty led the opposition to British policies in Boston by

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using violence and intimidation to protest taxation

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The Stamp Act was eventually repealed because

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British merchants were harmed and pressured Parliament

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The colonists were upset by the Townshend Acts for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
It created more direct taxes,
Searches done with writs of assistance violated their rights,
It lessened colonial assemblies' influence with British officials,
New York's assembly was suspended

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It created more direct taxes

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The Boston Massacre was a turning point because it

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Bloodshed changed the mindset of some colonists

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The Committees of Correspondence

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Improved communication and organization between colonial leaders

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The Boston Tea Party was in protest of

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A tea monopoly granted to the British East India Company

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The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) included all of the following EXCEPT: Closing Boston Harbor, Suspending the Massachusetts Assembly, Protecting British Officials from colonial trials, Passing additional taxes on cash crops in the colonies

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Passing additional taxes on cash crops in the colonies

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The First Continental Congress agreed to

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Pass the Suffolk Resolves and boycott British goods