Causes of the American Revolution

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Why did many American colonists believe that British tax laws were unfair?

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Colonists lacked representation in Parliament.

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The slogan “No taxation without representation” referred to taxes enacted by:

colonial legislators

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town meetings

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the English Parliament

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the First Continental Congress

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the English Parliament

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Which statement expresses an opinion about the causes of the Revolutionary War? Options: Colonists participated in triangular trade, The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770, Samuel Adams founded the Sons of Liberty, The Quartering Act was a serious violation of the colonists’ liberties.

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The Quartering Act was a serious violation of the colonists’ liberties.

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The main purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by England was to:

• limit the size of ships in English waters
• ensure that England benefited from colonial trade
• train sailors for the British navy
• limit manufacturing in colonial America

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ensure that England benefited from colonial trade

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Why were colonial boycotts of British goods effective before the Revolutionary War?

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reduced the profits of British merchants

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The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country is known as

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mercantilism

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In the American colonies, why were boycotts an effective way of protesting British policies?

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Caused economic hardships for British merchants

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Major reason for the British Proclamation of 1763 banning colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

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avoid conflicts with Native American Indians

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Which statement is most consistent with the views of Loyalists in the 1770s?
Options:
1. The colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection.
2. Taxation without representation is tyranny.
3. Citizens, under British rule, have the right to declare independence.
4. The king is violating the rights of British citizens.

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The colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection.

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During the period of the American Revolution, these statements were made by members of which group?
“…give me liberty or give me death!” “A government of our own is our natural right…” “We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”
Options: Redcoats, Patriots, Tories, Native American Indians

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Patriots