Causes of the American Revolution

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Why did Great Britain pass the Proclamation of 1763?

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They couldn't afford to protect the colonists from Native American attacks

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What event does this drawing show? Options: Tarring and feathering, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, American Revolution

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Boston Massacre

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Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

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Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.

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What was the main reason that the colonists were protesting?

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They felt they were being taxed unfairly without being represented in the government

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What was the secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act called?

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Sons of Liberty

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What was the group called that made laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress? Options: Senate, House of Representatives, Congress, Parliament

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Parliament

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What was the name of the group that met to discuss what the colonists should do about unfair laws like the Intolerable Acts?

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The First Continental Congress

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How did the colonists resist British laws and taxes?

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Boycotts, Protests, Tarring and feathering tax collectors

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The tax on all items in the colonies made of paper was called the

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Stamp Act

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What 2 countries were fighting in the French and Indian War?

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France and Britain