SSUSH3 - Practice Q's

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British victory against France in the French and Indian War helped to cause the American Revolution. Which answer BEST explains why this quotation is true?

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The British increased colonial taxes in order to pay for the victory over France.

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Which of these conflicts gave Great Britain effective control over North America in the 18th century? War of 1812, The Napoleonic War, The War of Spanish Succession, French & Indian War

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French & Indian War

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After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the colonists angry because

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it did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian mountains.

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The Boston Massacre was

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an incident in which five civilians were killed after British soldiers were surrounded by an angry mob.

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How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

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by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

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This 1765 revenue law of the British parliament succeeded in angering the American colonists, not because it taxed most documents but because the colonists had no voice in its passage.

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The Stamp Act

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What was the colonial reaction to the Stamp Act of 1765?

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Colonists protested the law through petitions, boycotts and other demonstrations.

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After the French and Indian War, the British issued the Proclamation of 1763 and the Stamp Act. These two measures were similar in that each contributed to which of the following?

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discontent in the colonies and growing support for revolution

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Which of the following statements about the Intolerable Acts is correct? They were acts passed by British Parliament forcing colonists to give the government a portion of their salary., They were what the colonists called the laws passed by the House of Burgesses forcing them to pay a tax on most paper products., They were what the colonists called the strict laws passed by British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party., They were the first acts passed by the House of Burgesses that forced the colonists to enlist in military service.

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They were what the colonists called the strict laws passed by British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party.

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In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the Committees of Correspondence were MOST important because they

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were the first attempt to maintain close political cooperation/communication among all colonists.