Causes of American Revolution

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What was one cause of the American Revolution? Options: The writings of prominent Loyalists, The Olive Branch Petition, Dispute over the Ohio River Valley, No taxation without representation

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No taxation without representation

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What law made it illegal for the colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains? Options: Proclamation of 1963, Proclamation of 1973, Proclamation of 1763, Proclamation of 1873

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Proclamation of 1763

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Who is known as the first person killed in the fight for freedom? Options: Phyllis Wheatley, Crispus Attucks, Ben Franklin, Paul Revere

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Crispus Attucks

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Who Organized the Boston Tea Party?

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Sons of liberty

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What was it called when the colonists were forced to house British soldiers?

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Quartering

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Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution? Options: Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war., Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement., The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government., Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.

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Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.

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Power of the government is restricted by laws

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Limited Government

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Which of these laws made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing? Options: the stamp Act, the Quartering Act, the Coercive Acts, the Proclamation of 1763

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the Quartering Act

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A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

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Sons of Liberty

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Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called?

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Parliament