Causes of the Revolutionary War in S.C. Review

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What was the result of the American colonists' needing protection and help to defeat the French and the Native Americans in French and Indian War?

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The American colonists were responsible for paying England's debt.

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The _________ made the decision to tax goods in the 13 colonies once the colonists were in debt.

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British Parliament

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The Stamp Act was a tax placed on
playing cards, newspapers, legal documents

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playing cards, newspapers, legal documents

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The colonists felt angry about the taxes because...

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The British Parliament did not ask the colonists to help make the decision about taxes.

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The ___________ allowed the British to buy tea from India and sell it for very cheap prices to the colonists.

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Tea Act

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The colonists decided to _________ all British goods, incluyding tea, because they were not happy about paying taxes.

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boycott

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What was the name of the event on December 16, 1773, where colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped tea into the Boston harbor?

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Boston Tea Party

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What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts that the British placed on the colony of Massachusetts? It closed the ports so that no goods could be shipped in or out of the colony of Massachusetts. It also took away the right of Massachusetts to have its own government and assemble together.

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The Intolerable Acts

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How did the colonists in South Carolina help the colonists in Massachusetts once the ports were closed by the British?

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The South Carolina colonists sent the colonists of Massachusetts rice and money.

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A group of important leaders got together, and they decided that the 13 colonies should unite together and form militias. What was the name of this meeting?

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Continental Congress