Topic 3-Lesson 2 Causes of the Revolution

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What did the government of Great Britain have in common with most colonial governments? Options: inherited public offices, a two-house legislature, four separate branches, an executive leader elected by the people

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a two-house legislature

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The main objection the colonists had to British taxation was that

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they were not represented in the British Parliament.

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The colonists used John Locke's idea that a "social contract" exists between a government and its citizens to justify

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protesting the British government's tax policies.

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The Townshend Acts were passed in 1767 in order to

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raise revenue after the repeal of the Stamp Act.

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The British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts in response to

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the Boston Tea Party.

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Which statement below best explains how the ideas of the colonial governments were modeled after the British system of government? Options: The king could veto any decision made by the political leaders he appointed. A written constitution was needed to establish a legitimate government. Law-making power was shared between the aristocracy and the voters. Governors were required to make their proclamations public.

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Law-making power was shared between the aristocracy and the voters.

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What change in British policy resulted from the end of the French and Indian War? Options: Colonists were given free land west of the Appalachian Mountains. Royal governors were replaced with governors elected by the colonists. Frontier settlements were required to organize and maintain citizen militias. The government began enforcing tax laws that had largely been ignored in the past.

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The government began enforcing tax laws that had largely been ignored in the past.

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Which of these assumptions was fundamental to Patrick Henry's Virginia Resolves? Taxation without representation is illegitimate. Citizens should organize militias to fight tyranny. Every citizen has a right to freedom of speech and press. The American colonies should be a single, unified nation.

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Taxation without representation is illegitimate.

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Which of the following was the most widespread form of protest against the new laws passed by Parliament after the French and Indian War? Options: refusing to buy British-made goods, quitting jobs with the British government, attacking the homes of wealthy British merchants, destroying shipments of weapons for the British Army

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refusing to buy British-made goods

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One source of resentment among colonists in the late 1760s was the British government's use of tax money to pay

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public officials who were loyal to the British government.