What caused the British Parliament to adopt the Stamp Act?
Parliament needed more money to pay off the debts from the French and Indian War.
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What was a direct cause of the American Revolution?
colonists were angry with taxation without representation
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
The Proclamation stated that the Indians will get land west of the Appalachian Mountains and the colonists will have land east of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Who was the General of the Continental Army?
George Washington
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What caused England to issue the Intolerable Acts?
Colonists dumping tea into the Boston Harbor
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What was the role of the First Continental Congress?
They voted to cut off trade with Britain until they repealed the Intolerable Acts.
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Why did Ben Franklin create Join or Die picture?
To unify the colonies in their fight against England
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What happened to France's land in North America between 1753-1763?
France lost most of its land in North America.
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Who created the picture Join or Die?
Ben Franklin
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How did the colonists respond to the intolerable Acts?
They united and sent food and money to Boston
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What was the cause of the Boston Massacre?
Soldiers were sent to keep order and the colonists protested
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How did colonists react to the Townshend Acts?
Boycotting all British-made products
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When King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 he was using...
Power with authority
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Who wrote the Proclamation of 1763?
King George III
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What year did the Intolerable Acts happen?
1774
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What was the effect of the Boston Massacre?
Colonists did not feel that England had any right to govern them.
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How did colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?
They used power without authority and continued to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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One major consequence of the French and Indian war was ....
The expense of fighting the war led Britain to tax the colonies directly for the first time.
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Who convinced the colonists to go to war with England by saying "Give me liberty or give me death," which helped unite the colonists to join the fight against the British?
Patrick Henry
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What are 2 things the British used their power to do under the Intolerable Acts?
Close the Port of Boston
Stopped town meetings
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This sentence describes which act: The First Continental Congress passed a tax on sugar sold in the 13 colonies.
Sugar Act
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Describe the events that led to the Boston Tea Party.
Stamp Act
Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Quartering Act