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What did the Sugar Act lower taxes on, so that colonist would buy more of it?
Molasses
Tabacco
Grain
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Why were the British in such deep debt?
The British spent too much money on ships.
Pirates were stealing goods.
Paying for the French and Indian War.
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Which two Colonies has the biggest issue with the Quartering Act?
North and South Carolina
Massachusetts and New York
Pennsylvania and Rhode Island
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The Quartering Act stated what?
That Colonist would have to give British soldiers housing if there was not enough room in the barracks.
British soldiers got a quarter every day.
The Colonist only got a quarter of the revenue from trading their goods.
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What was taxed in the Colonies after the passing of the Stamp Act (1775)?
Tea
Tabacco
Glass and paint
Paper Goods
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Which goods were taxed as they were imported to the colonies according to the Townshend Acts (1767).
China (Tea sets)
Paper and paint
Lead and glass
All of the above.
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What did the Townshend Acts (1767) lead directly to in 1770?
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The French and Indian War
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The Tea Act of 1773 gave which company control of the tea market in the Colonies?
The Colonial Tea Association
The British East India Company
The French Tea Company
The Boson Tea Company
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Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
French Pirates
Native Americans
The Sons of Liberty
George Washington and Ben Franklin
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What did the Sons of Liberty dress up as during the Boston Tea Party?
Native Americans
British Soldiers
Sailors
Women in dresses
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The Intolerable Acts included which of the following :
Free elections in Massachusetts were ended.
Catholics were given more freedom of worship.
Martial law was enforced in Boston and colonist had to let soldiers stay with them (quartering).
The Boston Harbor was closed until the tea was paid for.
All of the above.
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What did the Intolerable Acts lead the colonist to do?
Move back to England.
Call the First Continental Congress.
Elect their own king.
Pay back all of the money from the Boston Tea Party.