Causes of the American Revolution

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How did the 1763 Treaty of Paris - which ended the French and Indian (Seven Year’s) War – help start the American Revolution?

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Since the treaty reduced the French threat, the British wanted to reduce their military presence, but still get the colonies to pay for the war.

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How does the picture published in an American newspaper shortly after the Stamp Act was passed in Britain help explain colonial response to the Stamp Act?

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The use of the skull and crossbones indicates that Americans were opposed to the Stamp Act.

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What was the significance of the pamphlet Common Sense?

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It presented a convincing case for independence, using plain language.

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Who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense, arguing that the time had come for American independence? Options: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, John Locke

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Thomas Paine

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What did the Townshend Acts bring about?

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indirect taxes on imported goods such as lead, paint, and glass, etc.

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How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763? Options: They resisted the British regulation of colonial agriculture., They supported the right to manufacture goods within the colonies., They opposed the ban on colonial expansion into western lands., They accepted the presence of more British troops to protect the colonies.

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They opposed the ban on colonial expansion into western lands.

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Identify the main idea of the quotation: “The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures.” -Statement by the Stamp Act Congress, 1765

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Only the colonists’ elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes.

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Purposes of the Sons of Liberty (EXCEPT): organize colonial resistance, show growing dislike of British rule, protest the Stamp Act, support Loyalists to maintain British control

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support Loyalists to maintain British control

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The purpose of the Committees of Correspondence was to:

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keep the different colonies in communication with each other prior to the Revolution

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Actions associated with the Daughters of Liberty: dressing as males and serving as soldiers, sewing clothes so colonists wouldn’t buy British-made clothes, spying on the British military and loyalists, the organization of loyalist meetings.

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the organization of loyalist meetings