Causes of the American Revolution

Which of the following acts imposed by the British government was a direct cause of the American Revolution due to its taxation without representation?

• The Navigation Acts

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Intolerable Acts

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the event that was a protest against the Tea Act and involved the destruction of an entire shipment of tea.

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Intolerable Acts

• The First Continental Congress

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following was a significant outcome of the First Continental Congress in response to the Intolerable Acts?

• The drafting of the Declaration of Independence

• The establishment of the Continental Army

• The decision to boycott British goods

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What was the primary purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 issued by the British government?

• To impose taxes on the American colonies

• To restrict colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains

• To establish new trade routes with Native Americans

• To create a new colonial government

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following was a direct result of the Townshend Acts that contributed to the American Revolution?

• The Boston Massacre

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The formation of the Sons of Liberty

• The drafting of the Articles of Confederation

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

The slogan "No taxation without representation" was a response to which British policy?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Tea Act

• The Quartering Act

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which of the following events was a direct consequence of the Intolerable Acts?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The First Continental Congress

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What was the main reason the British government implemented the Sugar Act in 1764?

• To punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party

• To raise revenue to pay off debts from the French and Indian War

• To establish a monopoly on sugar production

• To encourage trade with the West Indies

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