Coming of the American Revolution Weekly Review 2024

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Why did the British government stop their policy of salutary neglect after the French and Indian War?

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They needed to collect taxes to pay off debt and support the British army.

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What law shows that the British gave up their policy of salutary neglect after the French and Indian War? Options: The Molasses Act, The Proclamation Act, The Sugar Act, The Act of Toleration

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The Sugar Act

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At the end of the French and Indian War, which event angered colonists who were trying to move westward? Options: The creation of higher taxes to pay off war debts., The visit of Cherokee leaders to Great Britain., The establishment of the Proclamation Line of 1763., The development of a boundary between Cherokee land and the South Carolina colony.

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The establishment of the Proclamation Line of 1763.

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How did the Sugar Act impact the colonies?

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Sugar was taxed to raise revenue (money) for the British military war effort.

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How did the Proclamation Line of 1763 impact the British colonies?

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It prevented the colonies from expanding their lands westward.

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Who did American colonists believe had the right to impose taxes on the colonies? Options: the King, Parliament, colonial assemblies, churches

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colonial assemblies

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Which act placed a tax on these items...legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards?

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the Stamp Act

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How did South Carolinians respond to the passage of the Stamp Act by the British Parliament?

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South Carolinians participated in boycotts of British goods and sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress.

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This drawing appeared in a colonial newspaper during the time of Stamp Act. Which viewpoint does this drawing represent?

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The Stamp Act is unfair, and the colonists should not have to follow it.

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What slogan did the colonists use to express the idea in the quote: "That it is inseparably essential to the freedom of a people, and the undoubted right of Englishmen, that no taxes be imposed [placed] on them, but with their own consent, given personally, or by their representatives."?

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No Taxation Without Representation