In 1768, British troops were sent to America because:
Events Leading Up to the War

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to support the American colonies in their fight against France.
to enforce the Townshend Acts and maintain order.
to establish new trade routes with Native American tribes.
to explore and map the western territories.
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The event in 1770 that involved British troops and resulted in the death of five colonists is known as the:
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
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The Tea Act of April 27, 1773, was:
a law that imposed taxes on all tea imported to the American colonies
a British legislation that granted the East India Company the right to sell tea directly to the colonies, undermining colonial tea merchants
an act that prohibited the import of tea to the American colonies
a regulation that required all tea in the colonies to be purchased from British merchants
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The event that took place on December 16, 1773, where colonists dressed like Indians and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor is known as:
The Boston Tea Party
The American Revolution
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
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In 1774, what event made Parliament very angry?
The Boston Tea Party
The Stamp Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Boston Massacre
6.
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What type of meeting did the colonists have to discuss how to fight back against King George III?
Public
Secret
Open
Formal
7.
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Who were the colonists planning to fight back against during the First Continental Congress?
King George II
King George III
Queen Elizabeth
King Henry VIII
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