Events leading to American Revolution

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Why did the British Government start taxing the American Colonists? Options: To raise money for the Royal Navy, To pay off the war debt from the French and Indian War, To create a new source of revenue for the King, The British Government didn't start taxing the colonists.

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To pay off the war debt from the French and Indian War

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Who was responsible for the Boston Tea Party?

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Sons of Liberty

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What was the French and Indian War fought over? Options: Ohio River Valley, PA, NJ, ME

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Ohio River Valley

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In the proclamation of 1763, the king banned settlement past what mountain?

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Appalachian mts

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What is the name of the event when the colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor?

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Boston Tea Party

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What is the name of the event where British troops fired on colonists? Options: Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Townshend Acts, Sugar Act

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Boston Massacre

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Why did King George III begin taxing the colonists?

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England needed money to pay debts from the French and Indian War.

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What is the group called who makes the English laws? Options: President, Parliament, People's Republic, Congress

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Parliament

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This Act made colonists pay taxes on all their printed documents.

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Stamp Act

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One of the men who led the fight against these taxes was ______.

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Samuel Adams