Road to Revolution Review

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What was the policy that Parliament unofficially adopted towards the colonies after their protests of the Navigation Acts?

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Salutary Neglect

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What act of Parliament forbade the colonists from settling in the new Western territories acquired from the French and Indian War?

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Proclamation of 1763

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Why did Parliament begin to tax the colonies after the French and Indian War?

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To help pay off the war debt acquired from the French and Indian War

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What was the first major taxation act passed by Parliament after the French and Indian War? Options: Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Acts

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Sugar Act

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What act put a tax on all printed paper goods?

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Stamp Act

Front

What group of vigilantes, formed in response to the Stamp Act, attacked and intimidated official British tax collectors?

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Sons of Liberty

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What legislative body was formed by officials from nine of the thirteen colonies to organize a boycott of British goods in response to taxation in 1765?

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Stamp Act Congress

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What was the British response to the Stamp Act congress and the Sons of Liberty's protests?

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Repeal the Stamp Act, but pass the Declaratory Act

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What was the Declaratory Act?

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Parliament asserting its right to tax the colonies whenever they wanted.

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What was the second major round of taxes passed by Parliament after the repeal of the Stamp Act? Options: Townshend Acts, Intolerable Acts, Sugar Act, Coercive Acts

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Townshend Acts