The Fast & the Curious: Causes of the American Revolution

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What was the Proclamation of 1763?

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It was an announcement that said that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Where was the French and Indian War fought?

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In the Ohio River Valley

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This Act placed a tax on newspapers and nearly all legal documents.

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Stamp Act

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This Act placed a high duty on sugar and molasses that angered the American colonists.

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Sugar 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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When the Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into Boston Harbor, this was called the

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Boston Tea Party

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The _______________ were passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

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Intolerable Acts

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Why did the first Continental Congress form?

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in response to the Intolerable Acts

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Why did John Adams believe war was unavoidable?

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He thought it was the only way to secure freedom