Causes of the American Revolution

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Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?

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opposition to British tax policies

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Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

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No taxation with representation

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Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the Stamp Act by doing what?

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Publicly protesting and organizing boycotts

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In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as:

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Boston Tea Party

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Who was the King of Britain at the time of the Revolutionary War?

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King George III

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Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

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He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War

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An angry crowd of workers surrounded a small group of British soldiers and were fired upon.

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Boston Massacre

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What was the name of the meeting of colonial leaders where all the colonies agreed to boycott British goods and wrote a letter to the King voicing their complaints?

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First Continental Congress

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Why could the colonists not move West of the Appalachian mountains after the French and Indian war?

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To avoid conflicts with the Natives

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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
- What document is this from?

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Declaration of Independence