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Staar American Revolution

Staar American Revolution

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Social Studies

8th Grade

Hard

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Joseph Anderson

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7 Slides • 16 Questions

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What did the Stamp Act Tax

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Tea and Sugar

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mail sent between england and the american Colonies

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it was an income tax on colonial lawyers

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printed materials like newspapers and legal Documents

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Multiple Choice

Why did the british government decide to tax colonies?

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to pay for the French and Indian War

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To pay for a new palace for king George

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To pay for a war against Spain

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to pay for improvements in the city of london

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to pay for new ships being built for the Royal Navy

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Multiple Choice

What year did the British begin to impose the stamp Act?

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1760

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1762

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1765

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1775

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1776

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Multiple Choice

What Year did the Sugar Act start?

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1760

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1765

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1764

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1770

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Multiple Choice

Who dumped East India tea into Boston Harbor?

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Mohawk Indians

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Sons of Liberty

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Loyalists

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British Soldiers

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not a reason East India tea was dumped into Boston Harbor?

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the East India Co. was given a monopoly

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the Tea Act was passed by Parliament

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Colonists were protesting British taxes

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French soldiers were trying to frame the colonists

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Multiple Choice

What was the name of the law made to punish the Colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

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Proclamation of 1773

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Townshend Acts

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Intolerable Acts

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Tea Party Acts

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Multiple Choice

Why was there a war between the British and the French in 1756?

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Money

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land west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Trade

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Fighting for friendship with the Natives

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What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

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Colonists were BANNED from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

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Colonists were ENCOURAGED to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

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According to the British what was the REASON for the Proclamation of 1763?

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The Proclamation of 1763 gave all of the land to the American colonists.

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The Proclamation was a meeting between Native Americans and the colonists.

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It was attempt to end conflicts/war between Native Americans and colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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It was a law that allowed colonists the chance to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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In general, how did the colonists view the Proclamation of 1763?

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They felt that it supported their freedom and they SUPPORTED it.

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They felt it was an infringement on their freedom of movement and were ANGRY about it.

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They were not involved so it did not affect them.

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They supported it because they believed the King had the AUTHORITY to make this law.

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1. In the spring of 1774, Parliament passed four harsh laws that colonists called the ___________________________________ .

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TEA ACT

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INTOLERABLE ACTS

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4. The Coercive Acts dispatched four regiments of British soldiers to Boston and authorized army officers to __________________________________

the troops in the homes of private citizens.

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EVICT

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QUARTER

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Multiple Choice

The Intolerable Acts were passed as punishment for what incident?

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Boston Massacre

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The Declaration of Independence

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Boston Tea Party

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First Continental Congress

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The Intolerable Acts ____________ the port of Boston.

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Multiple Choice

Patriot Americans changed the name parliament gave to The Intolerable Acts. What was the original name?

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The Intolerable Acts

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The Boston Port Act

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The Townsend Act

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The Coercive Acts

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