Revolutionary America

Why did the British expect the colonists to pay the new taxes?

• for protecting them during the French and Indian war

• they signed an agreement

• because they said so

• the colonists borrowed millions of dollars

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Who was the leader of the activist group who protested against the King's acts and laws?

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

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What was the name of the tea company that colonists were only allowed to purchase tea from?

• East India Tea

• Nestle Tea

• Arizona Tea

• Lipton Tea

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What landform could the colonists not settle West of due to the Proclamation Line of 1763?

• Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

• Grand Canyon

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What group organized the Boston Tea Party and other protests in the colonies?

• Patriot Party

• Sons of Liberty

• Loyalists

• Minutemen

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Which of the following was part of the Intolerable Acts?

• Forced colonists to quarter British soldiers.

• Banned town meetings not authorized by the governor.

• Prevented the Massachusetts legislature from making laws.

• All of the above

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The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea into which city's harbor?

• New York City

• Boston

• Charleston

• Baltimore

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*Sugar Act

*Quartering Act

*Stamp Act

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by-

• Exciting colonists with refunds

• Imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.

• Angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.

• Restricting colonial trade with American Indians

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The rights listed below were —

• established by a series of Supreme Court decisions.

• defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address

• established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

• defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.

What was one reason the colonists no longer want to be a part of England?

• they loved the new taxes and laws

• they couldn't vote for members of the British Parliament

• they wanted to make money

• they wanted two kings