What reason did the American colonists give for protesting British taxes?
Causes of the American Revolution

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History, Social Studies
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4th - 6th Grade
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Martha Jones
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The preferred to pay French taxes
The British didn't help in the French and Indian War.
They didn't have representation in the British Parliament
They were mostly German
They didn't like the king
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What group formed in Boston in 1765 to protest British taxes and laws?
Knights of Templar
Freemasons
Boys of Boston
Sons of Liberty
Redcoats
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following was not a new law or tax imposed by the British on the American colonies?
Stamp Act
Social Security Act
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Currency Act
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What were many of the early colonists trying to escape from by leaving England?
Slavery
War
Starvation
Pollution
Religious Persecution
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
True or False.
It took several years and many events before the colonists decided to fight for independence.
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What did patriots in Boston dump into the harbor in a 1773 protest?
Whool
Chests of gold
Tea
English money
Tax documents
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What was the name of the meeting between representatives of 12 of the 13 colonies in 1774?
Colonial Congress
First Continental Congress
American Parliament
The Big Twelve
Dirty Dozen
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