Causes of the American Revolution

The quartering act ...

• was a tax on quarters

• forbid colonists from moving west

• required colonists to feed and house soldiers

• was a tax on tea

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What did the Stamp Act tax?

• All paper goods

• tea

• lead and paint

• stamps

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To be elected to Parliament, you must ...

• be tall

• live in England

• have 12 horses

• be in the colonial government

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Parliament...

• made contests for the colonists to compete in

• made fees

• was a group of 12 men, one from each colony

• enforced taxes and laws

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Complete the motto: No taxation without _____

• republics

• representation

• election

• mortification

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What does it mean to boycott?

• to pay a tax

• to refuse to use an item

• to refuse to buy an item

• to buy extra of an item

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In the Boston Tea Party...

• colonists drank 1000 lbs of tea in an hour

• patriots dumped tea into the harbor to protest the tea act

• King George and the Sons of Liberty had tea together

• loyalists voted to stop drinking tea

Who organized the Sons of Liberty?

• John Hancock

• Crispus Attucks

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

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What was stored in powder houses?

• powder

• ammunition and guns

• sewing supplies

• grain and wheat

Why were the British marching to Lexington and Concord?

• to stop the tea party

• to destroy the colonists weapons and supplies

• to have a walk-a-thon

• to say hello to Mrs. Weston's class

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