Picture 1
Picture 2
Cause/Effect
A
B
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What does this does this image show?
A. Colonists protesting saying that it will ruin America.
B. Colonists boycotting printed materials to avoid paying the tax.
Colonists protesting the Stamp Act saying that it will ruin America.
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Fill in the missing event
The French join the Patriot cause (1778)
100
Causes and Effects of Britain Taxing the Colonies
Cause: Britain had to raise money to pay for war debts.
Effect:____________________________
Effect: Colonists had to pay a tax on printed materials when they bought them
100
Who fought against the British in Lexington and then Concord before retreating to Boston?
The minutemen
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The Battle of ________________ was a victory in New York for the Continental Army.
Saratoga
200
Which of the following completes the graphic organizer?
introduces the Second Continental Congress and its members
lists the ways that the British king violated the rights of colonists
lists the ways that the British king violated the rights of colonists
200
If you were to use a library media center to identify this person, which of the following key words or phrases could you use?
A President of the United States
B soldier in the Continental army
C writer of the United States Constitution
D signer of the Declaration of Independence
signer of the Declaration of Independence
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Causes and Effects of the Boston Massacre
Cause: Britain repealed the Townshend Acts but kept the tax on tea.
Effect: ______________________________Colonists were angry that they still had to pay taxes they didn’t vote for
200
Which two groups of people did not have their rights recognized after the United States became an independent country?
African American and Women
200
_________________ worked as nurses, cooks, soldiers, and spies.
Women
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Which of the following was another reason that tensions grew between the colonists and Britain
Britain and France were fighting over land in North America.
There was no colonial representation in Britain's Parliament.
American Indians were fighting with the British in the Ohio River Valley.
There was no colonial representation in Britain's Parliament.
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Which direction is the smiling face positioned?
Northwest
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Causes and Effects of the Boston Massacre
Cause: A British soldier fired into a crowd after being hit with a stick
Effect:______________________
Tensions between soldiers and colonists increased
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Who pointed out the wrongdoings of the British government against the colonists?
The Boston Committee of Correspondence
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African American women such as __________________________wrote a poem to inspire the Patriot cause. Some African American men fought on the side of the Continental army. They fought at Bunker Hill, Lexington, and Concord. Some also worked as spies.
Phillis Wheatly
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Look at the image above. When did the British and minutemen go to battle at Concord?
late morning on April 19, 1775
400
organizes a response to the Coersive Acts
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Causes and Effects of the Boston Massacre
Cause: Britain sent soldiers and warships to Boston
Effect:__________________________
The city felt like it was under military control, increasing resentment
400
Name a reason the British felt they had the right to tax the colonies.
British soldiers were protecting the colonies, and Britain needed money to pay them.
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Tensions rose between colonists and Britain because:
There was no colonial______________ in Britain’s Parliament.
Stamp Act
Proclamation of 1763
Albany Plan
representation
500
Which disadvantages best complete the chart above for the Americans?
American: lack of resources and supplies
500
Which disadvantage best completes the chart for the British?
British: Fighting far from home
500
Causes and Effects of Britain Taxing the Colonies
Cause: Colonists protested taxes and carried out the Boston Tea Party
Effect:________________________
Britain punished the colonies with the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts, closing Boston Harbor and taking away some self-government.
500
The Daughters of Liberty spinning their own cloth is a form of ______________ against the British taxation of the colonies.
protest
500
The Declaration of Independence
Lists the ways that the British king _____________________________
Lists natural rights such as equality
Describes relationship between citizens and government
Declares independence of the colonies
violated the rights of colonists