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What is the defintion of revolution?
Turning around
This country in Europe claimed the colonies as their property before the Revolution.
Great Britain
What is the definition of taxation without representation?
Having to pay taxes to the king and not having a say in the laws you have to follow
The act was a tax on every piece of paper used.
The Stamp Act
What is the definition of a colonist?
A person that lives in the British Colonies.
How many colonies were there in America before the Revolution?
13
The British Colonists were forced to repay Great Britain for which war?
The French and Indian War
What did the Sugar Act tax?
Sugar and anything with sugar in it.
What is a person that is loyal to England called?
Loyalist
What was Benjamin Franklin a leader of? The colonists or the loyalists?
Colonists
The French and Indian War was actually a war between who?
French and British
Which act initiated a tax on glass, lead, paint, and much more?
The Townshend Act
What is the paying of taxes called?
Taxation
What was the name of the King of England during the Revolution?
George III
What was the Boston Tea Party?
British Colonists destroyed tea as an act of rebellion
How would you feel if you were a colonist? Would you be loyal to England or not? Why? Give details!
Answer by teacher discretion
What is the definition of economy?
The use of money and goods.
What reasons did the colonists have for wanting to start a revolution?
They didn't think taxation without representation was fair so they wanted to start their own country.
In which 2 cities in Massachusetts did the fighting of the Revolutionary War begin?
Lexington and Concord
What were the Coercive Acts?
The Boston Harbor was forced closed and the people were forced to allow soldiers into their homes