Events Leading to the American Revolution

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What country owned most of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains before the American Revolution?

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French

Front

Who won the French and Indian War?

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English

Front

What problem did the French and Indian War cause England?

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They had a large debt.

Front

Why did King George III begin taxing the colonists?

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England needed money to pay debts from the French and Indian War.

Front

What does "boycott" mean?

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to refuse to buy goods or services from someone

Front

What was the secret group of men called who protested the taxes?

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Sons of Liberty

Front

The main problem the colonists had with the taxes was __________.

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They didn't have a say in making the tax laws

Front

What does Intolerable mean?

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unbearable

Front

A volunteer army

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militia

Front

Punishment for the Boston tea party (known as the Intolerable Acts)... Options: Colonists had to house and feed British soldiers, Massachusetts under British control, Boston Harbor closed, All of the above

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All of the above