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Road to the Revolution

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    Events leading to Revolutionary War
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  • What are two effects of the French and Indian War that led to the Rev. War?
    It was expensive. Britain made taxes
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  • Why did Britain start to tax the colonists?
    Britain started to tax the colonies to help pay for the French and Indian War.
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  • Name one of the ways that colonists reacted to the taxes put on them by the British?
    boycotted, protested fought with soldiers, harassed tax collectors
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  • What led to the Boston Massacre?
    Colonists didn't get along with British soldiers because they were upset about taxation without representation.
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  • What was an effect of the Boston Massacre?
    The colonists had more upset feelings and some colonists died.
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  • What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
    Patriots/Sons of Liberty threw tea into Boston Harbor and destroyed tea.
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  • What was Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party?
    Britain created the Intolerable Acts.
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