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What year was the Sugar Act passed?
In 1764.
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What was the first direct tax on the American colonists?
The Sugar Act of 1764
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Who was the English King during the time of the American Revolution?
King George the Third.
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What was the Line that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appilachians?
The Proclamation Line of1763
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The Battle of Bunker Hill took place in what year?
This was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War. It followed the opening battles of the war at Lexington and Concord.
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What did the Sugar Act tax (name two)?
The Sugar Act was passed to pay off the debt from wars (the French and Indian War) and debt from the colonies. It was also passed in order to regain control of the American colonies
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What year was the Quartering Act passed?
The Quartering Act was passed by the British Parliment in 1765.
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What did the colonists do in the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists dumped 342 barrels of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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What act was repealed in 1766 because of pressure from colonist protest and the Sons of Liberty?
The Stamp Act.
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Who wrote the pamphlet 'Common Sense'?
This pamphlet called for complete independence from Britain and supported establishing a strong federal union..
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What year was the Stamp Act passed.
In 1765
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What was the Quartering Act?
The Quartering Act required all colonies to pay their part in the expenses created by British troops when stationed or traveling through its borders.
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Who were the Sons of Liberty?
They were patriot colonists who disscused acts like the Stamp Act. They wrote to Paliament to try and get the Stamp Atct repealed (they were successful).
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What did the British do to the Boston Harbor in response to the Boston Tea Party?
They created a blockade until the tea was paid for.
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What date was the Declaration of Independence signed by the members of the Continental Congress?
As most people know, the Declaration of Independence was adopted on the famous date of July 4, 1776. But it wasn't until August 2, 1776 that the delegates signed it.
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Name three items the Stamp Act taxed.
The Stamp Act was taxed playing cards, newspaper
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What was the Boston Massacre?
Angry colonists hurled insults, snow, and rocks at British soldiers. The British soldiers, in response open fired on the colonists.
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Who participated in The French and Indian War?
Who participated in The French and Indian War?
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In an effort for peace with Britain, delegates to the Second Continental Congress sent what to the king?
The petition was written by John Dickinson of Pennsylvania and approved by the Second Continental Congress in July of 1775. The document told King George III that the colonists were loyal to him and asked him to respond to their complaints. However, he de
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What man is popularly quoted as saying "There! I guess King George will be able to read that" when he signed the Declaration of Independence?
This quote may be found in almost any American history textbook. However, "The Signers" by Dennis Brindell Fradin, as well as other books on the subject, quote him as saying "There! John Bull can read my name without spectacles and may double his reward o
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What did the colonists mean by "taxation without representation"?
Since they had no say in the tax and it was enforced, it took away their rights as British citizens.
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How may people died during the Boston Masssacre?
5 people were killed and 6 were injured.
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What was the major turning point in the French and Indian War?
The battle of Quebec.
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Who was the king of England during the Revolutionary War?
According to brittania.com, King George suffered from porphyria, a disease that causes madness. It is said to have affected his reign as early as 1765.
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What statement is *attributed* to Nathan Hale just before his execution?
Hale, a graduate of Yale, was a successful teacher before he joined the Continental Army
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