Road to the Revolution

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British taxes on the American colonists, such as the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act, were passed with what purpose?

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To help repay the British debts from the French and Indian War

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Why were the American colonists so upset about the practice of “taxation without representation?”

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The colonists were British subjects but did not have any say in the British government that was taxing them.

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Which incident ended with the death of five colonists and the wounding of six others, inflaming tensions between British military forces and American colonists?

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The Boston Massacre

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Which of the following was the British government's response to the Boston Tea Party? The Boston Massacre, The Intolerable Acts, The Stamp Act, The Tea Act

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The Intolerable Acts

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To refuse to buy products, goods or use the services of a merchant or country.

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Boycott

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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

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Prevent the colonist of settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Someone who supported the British government in the 1770s was called a:

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Loyalist

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Someone who opposed the British government in the 1770s was called a:

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Patriot

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Someone who did not necessarily support or oppose the British government in the 1770s was called a:

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Neutralist

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BOSTON MASSACRE

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Incident in 1770 in which British troops fired on and killed 5 colonists