American Revolution STAAR Review

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What action did Parliament take regarding the Intolerable Acts?

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Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

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What was the purpose of the protests in the colonies? Options: Encourage the outbreak of war between England and France, Protest British taxation policies, End trade disagreements between colonists and French traders, Protest a ban on selling beverages in the colonies

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Protest British taxation policies

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How did John Hancock demonstrate his commitment to liberty?

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By signing the Declaration of Independence

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Have as a result of being human

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The concept of unalienable rights.

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What type of rights are natural and possessed at birth?

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Natural and possessed at birth

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What is the term that refers to rights that cannot be taken away? Options: Transferable, Legislated, Unalienable, Inherited

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Unalienable

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Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament? Options: “He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people”, “For imposing Taxes on us without our consent.”, “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”, ”For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offences.”

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“For imposing Taxes on us without our consent.”

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Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence? Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office, Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes, Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army, Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony’s militia

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Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes

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The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

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Appalachian Mountains