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Causes of the American Revolution

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    Causes of the American Revolution
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  • Why were the colonists so angry with King George?
    They were being taxed and not represented in Parliament
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  • Why was King George III collecting taxes from the colonists?
    To pay for the French and Indian War
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  • This act taxed any printed paper
    The Stamp Act
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  • When the colonists refused to go by the Stamp Act it was
    Repealed
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  • After the Stamp Act, King George put the _____________ Act in place
    Townshend
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  • When British soldiers shot into a crowd of colonists killing 5 of them it was called
    The Boston Massacre
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  • What did colonists dress up as during the Boston Tea Party?
    Native Americans
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  • What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
    The colonists dumped boxes of tea in the Boston Harbor
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  • How did King George III retaliate after the Boston Tea Party?
    He forced the closure of the port of Boston
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  • When King George III created the Coercive Acts, what did the colonists call them?
    The Intolerable Acts
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  • What was the original meeting called to discuss what the colonies were to do next about King George III?
    The First Continental Congress
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  • What colony did not come to the First Continental Congress?
    Georgia
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  • Why did Paul Revere light two lanterns in Boston’s North Church?
    To warn the colonists that the British were coming by sea
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  • What were the colonists called that were willing to fight for their independence against the British?
    Minute Men
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  • Why were the British marching to Concord?
    To take the colonists stored weapons
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  • What happened during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
    The shot heard around the world that started the American Revolution
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