Road to the Revolution

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What was the Boston Tea Party?

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It was when the colonists dumped 342 chest of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.

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What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts? Options: to raise money to pay off war debts, to give more rights to colonist, to prepare for war with the French, to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party

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to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party

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What was the result of the first Continental Congress?

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They sent a letter to King George.

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What was an outcome of the French and Indian War?

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The British went deeply into debt

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What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

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To protect the colonists and give land to Indians

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Which part of the British government passes acts/laws?

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Parliament

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Which of these laws required colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?
The Stamp Act, The Quartering Act, The Proclamation of 1763, The Tea Act

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The Quartering Act

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The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on: Rubber stamps, Candles, Printed paper products, Tea

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Printed paper products

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To protest by refusing to buy a good or service

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Boycott

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A meeting in 1774, of delegates from 12 colonies, held to present complaints to King George III, to set up a boycott of British goods, and to arrange a second meeting if needed

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The First Continental Congress