Causes of the American Revolution

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What was the name of the war fought between England and France over land in North America? This war caused Great Britain to fall into debt.

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French and Indian War

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What law did British King George III pass that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains in the Ohio River Valley?

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Proclamation of 1763

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The Act that required colonists to pay a tax on anything made of paper was the ___.

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Stamp Act

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The slogan colonists began to use to protest paying taxes to Great Britain and not having representatives in Parliament.

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No taxation without representation!

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The secret organization formed in Boston to protest the Stamp Act. These men also dumped tea into Boston harbor dressed as Native Americans.

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Sons of Liberty

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The event in which 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers.

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Boston Massacre

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The event in which the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor as a protest.

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Boston Tea Party

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The very harsh acts passed by Parliament to force the colonists to submit to British authority as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party. It closed Boston harbor.

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Intolerable Acts

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This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

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The Quartering Act

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Colonists boycotted British goods when Great Britain imposed this act which taxed imported manufactured goods.

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The Townshend Act