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Causes of the American Revolution

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  • WHAT'S THE WORD? When a ruling group (government) raises money by collecting fees for various items and/or services
    Taxation
  • an incident in which disguised colonists threw British tea into the Boston Harbor
    The Boston Tea Party
  • This act introduced a tax on most paper goods
    The Stamp Act
  • Who made this famous engraving of the Boston Massacre?
    Paul Revere
  • Explain why some colonists were upset about taxation.
    "No taxation without representation!"
  • WHAT'S THE WORD? Colonists who wanted to break free from British control
    Navy
    Patriots
    Army soldiers
    Redcoats
  • WHAT'S THE WORD? When a group decides to not buy something or take part in something as a form of (economic) protest
    Boycott
  • Why did King George III of England tax the colonies?
    Debt
  • What was the name of the first African American killed during the Boston Massacre?
    Barack Obama
    Crispus Attucks
    George Washington Carver
  • This act introduced a tax on sugar and molasses
    The Sugar Act