Road to the American Revolution

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First shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired here.

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Lexington and Concord

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British tax on requiring a seal be placed on all colonial paper items.

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Stamp Act

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Form of protest where people stop buying products to show their resentment.

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Boycott

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Primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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God-given rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

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Unalienable Rights

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To prove his accusations against King George III, Thomas Jefferson included 27 ? in the Declaration of Independence.

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grievances

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Which of the following stated the colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Treaty of Paris 1763, The Navigation Acts, The Proclamation of 1763, The Declaratory Act

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The Proclamation of 1763

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What was the popular slogan used by the colonies in protest of the British taxes?

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No Taxation without Representation

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Which of the following punished Massachusetts for its continued defiance?
Options:
The Stamp Act,
The Townshend Acts,
The Proclamation of 1763,
The Coercive / Intolerable Acts

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The Coercive / Intolerable Acts

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Thomas Paine's popular pamphlet that encouraged the support for independence

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Common Sense