Events Building Up to the American Revolution

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Why did the British Empire have massive debt in 1765? Options: The British Empire had to pay for the the French & Indian War and to keep soldiers in the American colonies, The British Empire had to pay reparations to Spain., The British Empire was involved in a trade war with France., The British Empire was funding the construction of new railways in the American colonies

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The British Empire had to pay for the the French & Indian War and to keep soldiers in the American colonies

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What was the outcome of the tax collection under the Stamp Act?

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The tax was never collected

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What did the Stamp Act require from the colonists?

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To pay a tax on stamps to send paper goods

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What items did the Townshend Act place a tax on in 1767?

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Glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea

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How did the American colonists protest the Townshend Act taxes on tea, glass, paint, and paper?

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They boycotted British goods that were taxed.

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What is the correct sequence of events that led to the American Revolution? Options: Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Coercive Acts, Battles of Lexington & Concord, and British attacks on Coastal Towns, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Coercive Acts, Battles of Lexington & Concord, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, and British attacks on Coastal Towns, Coercive Acts, Battles of Lexington & Concord, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, and British attacks on Coastal Towns, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Townshend Act, Coercive Acts, Battles of Lexington & Concord, and British attacks on Coastal Towns

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Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Coercive Acts, Battles of Lexington & Concord, and British attacks on Coastal Towns

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What was the relationship between the British and Americans after British soldiers started occupying Boston in 1768?

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Worsened

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What started the Boston Massacre?

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American colonists threw rocks after an argument with British soldiers.

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Why was the Boston Massacre useful for propaganda against the British Empire?

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It was a symbol of British violence and encouraged colonist resistance to the King

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After the British ended the Townshend Acts, they passed a Tea Tax in 1773. How did the American colonists respond?

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They snuck on British boats & threw crates of tea into Boston Harbor.