Causes of the Revolutionary War Flashcard

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What was another name for the Seven Years War as it was fought in North America?

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The French and Indian War

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Which act required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials in the late 1700s?

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The Stamp Act

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Which event involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor as a protest?

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Boston Tea Party

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What document formally declared the American colonies’ independence from Britain in 1776?

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The Declaration of Independence

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Which battle is considered a major turning point in the Revolutionary War because it led to a French alliance?

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Saratoga

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What treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783?

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Treaty of Paris

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Which of the following best describes the British policy of “Salutary Neglect”? Options: Strict enforcement of colonial laws, Relaxed supervision of colonial affairs, Immediate independence for colonies, Heavy taxation without representation

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Relaxed supervision of colonial affairs

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Which event was a violent confrontation between British soldiers and colonists in Massachusetts in 1770?

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Boston Massacre

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Which of the following factors was NOT a concern of colonists in New England leading up to the Revolutionary War? Increasing infant mortality, Access to land, Declining soil quality, Declining Native American presence

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Declining Native American presence

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Which of the following was a winter encampment where the Continental Army endured severe hardship but emerged stronger? Yorktown, Valley Forge, Saratoga, Boston

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Valley Forge