Flashcard 7: Road to the Revolution

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Before 1763, the American colonies had been

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left alone to govern themselves

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This map shows North America after the

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French & Indian War

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Which was a major effect of the French & Indian War? Options: Parliament stayed out of colonial politics, It led Parliament to tax the colonies to help pay off the British war debt, The British government gave colonists permission to settle in the Ohio River Valley., It decreased the amount of land claims for the British.

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It led Parliament to tax the colonies to help pay off the British war debt.

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The two nations with the largest claims in North America in 1763 were: Russia and Spain, France and Spain, France and Britain, Spain and Britain

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Spain and Britain

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The representatives chosen by British citizens to make laws and protect the people's rights

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parliament

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To cancel a law

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repeal

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What did the colonists resent the most about the Stamp Act?

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They had no representation to vote on the tax

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How did Parliament respond to colonists' opposition to the Stamp Act?

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They repealed the act.

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An organized refusal to buy goods from a certain source

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boycott

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Paul Revere created some engravings and printed some pamphlets about an event in Boston in 1770. What was the name of this event?

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Boston Massacre