Causes of the American Revolution

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Why was Britain taxing the colonists?

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They needed money to repay the debts from the French and Indian War.

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Which action taken by the colonists was considered civil disobedience? Options: Boycotting British made goods, The harbor was closed, a curfew was set and soldiers were sent to Boston, They dumped chests of tea overboard, The Stamp Act was Passed

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They dumped chests of tea overboard

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How did the colonist react to the passage of the Stamp Act? Options: They boycotted by dumping tea overboard, They boycotted all British made goods, They boycotted the Intolerable Acts, They boycotted natural resources

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They boycotted all British made goods

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Why did the colonist feel paying taxes was unfair?

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They were not being represented in the Parliament government. No voice.

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Which acts punished the colonists of Boston for the tea party? Options: The Stamp Act, The Sugar Act, The Proclamation Line of 1763, The Intolerable Acts

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The Intolerable Acts

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TRUE or FALSE...a loyalist is a colonist who SUPPORTS British rule

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true

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TRUE or FALSE...a patriot is a colonist who OPPOSES British rule

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true

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What does the word "boycott" mean?

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refusing to buy a good 

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The event in which British soldiers fired upon a group of colonists and killed 5 became known as

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The Boston Massacre

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The word "repeal" means to

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get rid of something