Events Leading to the American Revolution

Front

Who won the French and Indian War?

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England

Front

Which act was a tax on newspapers, legal documents, and licenses?

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The Stamp Act

Front

Which patriot made a famous drawing of the Boston Massacre and used propaganda to turn the colonists against the British?

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Paul Revere

Front

Who dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped crates of British tea into Boston Harbor?

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Sons of Liberty

Front

What did the Stamp Act tax? Options: Sugar, Stamps, Paper products, Glass

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Paper products

Front

Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act? Options: “There are only two things certain in life: death and taxes”, “Give me liberty or give me death”, “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, “No taxation without representation“

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No taxation without representation

Front

What British law created new taxes on glass, tea, lead, and paper?

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Townshend Acts

Front

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

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Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Front

The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal announcement made by ________

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King George III

Front

The Sugar Act was a law meant to ___.

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raise money for war deby