Causes of the Revolutionary War

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The Proclamation of 1763 was:

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A way for the British to try to stop colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Why did King George and Parliament need to raise taxes such as the Stamp Act?

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They needed to pay off the debt from the French and Indian War.

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The Quartering Act was:

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The British forced the colonists to house their soldiers without their permission

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The Stamp Act:

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Forced the colonists to buy special tax stamps for official documents

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The reason the colonists did not like the Stamp Act was: They had no representation in Parliament to okay the tax.

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They had no representation in Parliament to okay the tax.

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The Townshend Acts led to: The Boston Tea Party, The Quartering Act, The repeal of the Stamp Act, The Boston Massacre

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The Boston Massacre

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The reason why the Tea Act angered the colonists was:

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It gave the East India Company a monopoly over Tea

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The Tea Act led to:

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The Boston Tea Party

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The Boston Tea Party was:

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An event where the Sons of Liberty dressed as Natives and dumped Tea into the Boston Harbor

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The Intolerable Acts were passed:

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As a punishment to Boston after the Boston Tea Party