Events Leading up to the American Revolution Review

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What does Boycott mean?

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to refuse to buy or use certain goods

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What does Smuggling mean?

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to illegally move in and out of the country

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Who won the French and Indian war?

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The British

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How did the French and Indian War help start the American Revolution?

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The British lost a lot of money in the war and started taxing American Colonists.

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What did King George III prevent the colonists from doing? (Proclamation of 1763)

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traveling or moving past the Appalachian Mountains

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What act taxed the colonists on sugar, molasses and other items?

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Sugar Act

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What act taxed the colonists on newspapers, stamps, paper and other printed items?

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Stamp Act

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How did the colonists protest the Townshend Acts?

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By smuggling goods

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What did it mean when the colonists said, "No taxation without Representation!"?

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The colonists were upset they had no say on what they were getting taxed on.

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What act taxed colonists on lead, paper, glass, tea and paint?

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Townshend Acts