Conflict in the Colonies

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8th - 10th Grade
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Amy Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The British government placed taxes on the colonies causing ______________________.
war
tension
money
Indian attacks
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After being taxed to death by the British, the colonies found ways to __________________.
earn their own money.
tax the British.
move to other locations.
challenge the British.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Great Britain had to first start raising taxes to pay for what war?
Revolutionary
Civil
French and Indian
French and British War
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A standing army is one that ________.
does not change.
does not sit down.
goes to any length to win.
independent
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A standing army was used to protect the colonies from
the French
Samual Adams
the British
Indian attacks
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The standing army was paid for by ______________.
taxing colonists
charging the soldiers a joining fee
British taxes
a tax on tea
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The British began taxing the colonists for molasses! This was also known as ________________.
The Duty Tax
The Sugar Act
The Tea Tax
Parliament tax
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