Causes of the American Revolution

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These laws intended to punish Boston for the Tea Party.

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Intolerable Acts

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This law outlawed settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Proclamation of 1763

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This British law required colonists to provide food and shelter to British Soldiers.

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Quartering Act

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Which organization did not protest British control of the colonies? Options: Parliament, Sons of Liberty, Stamp Act Congress, First Continental Congress

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Parliament

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This law asserted Parliament's power to pass laws and govern the colonies. Options: Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Acts

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Declaratory Act

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Which of the following were taxed during the Stamp Act? Glass and Gold, Playing Cards and Documents, Eyeglasses and medicine, Horses and farm equipment

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Playing Cards and Documents

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1st tax placed on colonists to pay for the war: Tea, Stamp, Sugar, Coffee

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Sugar

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Which enlightenment thinker wrote about natural rights? Options: Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Thomas Paine

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John Locke

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An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection

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Social Contract

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The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:
- Unalienable Rights
- Essential Rights
- Natural Rights
- Original Rights

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Natural Rights