Causes of The Revolutionary War

What event is often considered the catalyst for the American Revolution?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Stamp Act

• The French and Indian War

• The Boston Tea Party

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Which act imposed taxes on paper goods such as newspapers and legal documents, leading to widespread colonial protests?

• The Tea Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

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What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts imposed by the British government?

• To punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party

• To encourage trade between the colonies and Britain

• To establish a colonial assembly in each colony

• To celebrate the end of the French and Indian War

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Which event occurred on March 5, 1770, and involved British soldiers firing into a crowd, leading to the deaths of several colonists

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Boston Massacre

• The First Continental Congress

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What was the response of the colonists to the Tea Act of 1773?

• They boycotted tea and organized the Boston Tea Party

• They accepted the tax on tea without protest

• They petitioned the British government for lower taxes

• They formed the Sons of Liberty

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Which event involved colonists dressing as Native Americans and dumping crates of tea into Boston Harbor as a protest against British taxation?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act Congress

• The Tea Act

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What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress held in 1774?

• To plan the Boston Tea Party

• To draft the Declaration of Independence

• To discuss the grievances against British policies and seek a peaceful resolution

• To organize military resistance against the British

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Which of the following acts closed the port of Boston as a response to the Boston Tea Party?

• The Tea Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Townshend Acts

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Which colonial group played a significant role in organizing protests against British taxation and policies?

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Redcoats

• Tories

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Which event marked the beginning of organized colonial resistance against British rule and policies

• The Boston Tea Party

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The French and Indian War

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