American Revolution Causes

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Who were the two Nations that fought in the French and Indian War?

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Britain and France

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What is the meaning of taxation without representation?

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When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government.

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What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay? Options: Taxes, Fees, Gold and Spices, Cupcakes and Twinkies

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Taxes

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Who was the King during the American Revolution?

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King George III

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What was the common slogan used in the Colonies? Options: "Give me liberty or Give me death", "No Taxation without Representation", "No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act", "Never eat spinach with a stranger"

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No Taxation without Representation

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A secret organization formed to protest the Stamp Act was called

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Sons of Liberty

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What did the colonists do because of the taxes imposed by England in the 1770s, such as the sugar act, stamp act, and tea act?

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The colonists boycotted the taxes and held many protests.

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After the Boston Tea Party, King George passed a set of laws that included closing the port at Boston to pay for the tea. The name of these laws were

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the Intolerable Acts.

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Why were the colonists OUTRAGED about the Proclamation of 1763?

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It stopped them from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Which tax was the first of a series that started the colonial idea of "No taxation without representation"?

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Sugar Act