#25 lesson 7 causes of the American Revolution 11/20/24

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Why did the British government send 10,000 troops to enforce the Proclamation of 1763?

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to keep the peace between settlers and Native Americans by preventing settlers from moving too far west

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Why was the Sugar Act of 1764 a controversial law in the eyes of many colonists?

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It lowered the tax on molasses but allowed goods to be seized without due process of law.

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How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act of 1765?

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Colonial leaders declared to the British government that only colonial assemblies could tax colonists.

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Which underlying tensions erupted into the violence known as the Boston Massacre of 1770? Options: In addition to being taxed unfairly, colonists were rebelling against their inability to move west, In addition to enduring taxes and assumptions of guilt without a trial by jury, colonists were required to give room and board to the British soldiers., Colonists had demanded the return of all British troops as soon as they arrived; violence broke out immediately, Colonists had demanded the repeal of all taxes, the removal of all British troops, and fair and equal treatment for colonists and Native Americans.

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In addition to enduring taxes and assumptions of guilt without a trial by jury, colonists were required to give room and board to the British soldiers.

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What was the immediate cause of the Boston Tea Party?

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The Tea Act gave the British government a near monopoly on the colonists’ tea, limiting colonists’ purchasing options.

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How did the British government respond to the Boston Tea Party?

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Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish and further control the colonists.

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What was the main cause of the French and Indian War? Options: The Seneca wanted the English and French to fight each other. The French wanted to force the English to give up their northern colonies. Both the English and the French wanted to settle lands around the Ohio River. American colonists wanted to extend their southern colonies westward.

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Both the English and the French wanted to settle lands around the Ohio River