Great Britain Adds Fuel to a Growing Fire

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What challenge did Britain face because of the French and Indian war?

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Financial debt

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Why did King George III choose to end salutary neglect in the American colonies?

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To increase control over the colonies and raise revenue through taxes

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What was forbidden under the Proclamation of 1763?

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Americans were forbidden to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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What are two acts that were passed by Britain and later repealed due to colonist resistance? Options: The Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts, The Sugar Act and the Currency Act, The Tea Act and the Intolerable Acts, The Quartering Act and the Declaratory Act

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The Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts

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Which act allowed the British East India Company to sell goods without paying a customs duty?

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The Tea Act

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The American colonists were upset that they had no representatives in the British parliament because:

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they wanted to have a say in the laws that affected them.

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The Boston Massacre influenced American colonists’ thoughts toward Britain by:

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leading to greater resentment and desire for independence

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Great Britain passed the Intolerable Acts because:

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they wanted to punish the American colonies for the Boston Tea Party.

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What did British officials learn because of the Powder Alarm?

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The colonists could become a powerful force in a fight.

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How did Dickinson’s series of essays influence the American colonists?

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By encouraging them to seek independence