Chapter 6 Section 1 and 2 Flashcard Review by Students

Front

On March 5, 1770, what fight broke out between the British soldiers and dockworkers?

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The Boston Massacre

Front

How was the Stamp Act different from the Sugar Act?

Back

The Stamp Act taxed the colonists while the Sugar Act taxed trade.

Front

A group of staged protest against the Stamp Act was the result of ...

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Sons of Liberty

Front

Which of the following statements would the Sons of Liberty MOST likely have made? "Parliament represents the needs of all of England's subjects.", "Parliament has the right to pass any law regarding the colonies desires.", "The Proclamation of 1763 places an unfair tax on the colonies.", "People should be taxed only by legislative bodies that they themselves elected."

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"People should be taxed only by legislative bodies that they themselves elected."

Front

The purpose of the Quartering Act was to require the colonies to ...

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Provide housing and supplies for British soldiers

Front

Because of the Boston Massacre

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Tensions between the colonists and the British increased

Front

The conflicts over the Sugar, Stamp, and Townshend Acts helped set the stage for American independence by

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Uniting the colonists

Front

The colonists were unhappy because the British government would not let them expand into the lands of the Ohio Valley.

Back

True

Front

To punish the people for the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed a series of laws that the colonists called the Intolerable Acts.

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True

Front

One event that Boston colonists took to oppose the Stamp Act was an event that became known as the Boston Tea Party.

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False