American Revolution Overview
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What was the main reason for the change in British control over the American colonies in the 1760s?

  • The British government wanted to assert more authority over the colonies after the costly French and Indian War. (correct)
  • The colonies had requested more involvement from the British government in solving their internal problems.
  • The colonies had failed to pay their debts to the British government after the French and Indian War.
  • The British government sought to grant the colonies more freedom due to its inability to closely monitor them from across the Atlantic Ocean.

    • What was the Stamp Act of 1765 primarily intended to tax?

  • Legal papers, newspapers, and other printed items (correct)
  • Imported goods from France and India
  • Colonists' personal income and property
  • Agricultural produce and raw materials

    • Why were the colonists particularly outraged by the Stamp Act?

  • The tax imposed was significantly higher compared to previous taxes.
  • The tax was applied only to the wealthiest colonists, causing inequality.
  • The tax was imposed without any prior notice or consultation with the colonists.
  • They had no representatives in the British Parliament but were still taxed. (correct)

    • How did the British government respond to the colonists' protests against the Stamp Act?

    <p>They repealed the tax in 1766 due to the widespread protests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

    <p>The outbreak of war between Great Britain and its American colonies in 1775</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event became known as the Boston Massacre?

    <p>The firing of shots into a crowd by British soldiers in Boston</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What action did the colonists take in response to the law allowing a British company to sell tea more cheaply than colonial merchants?

    <p>Threw the cargo of tea into the water in Boston Harbor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the British government do in response to the Continental Congress calling on Britain to cancel the Intolerable Acts?

    <p>Sent in even more troops</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of forming groups of soldiers called minutemen?

    <p>To be ready to fight 'at a minute’s warning'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was put in charge of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress?

    <p>George Washington</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the Townshend Acts designed to tax?

    <p>tea, lead, paint, paper, and glass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event became known as the Boston Massacre?

    <p>March 5, 1770, British soldiers firing shots into a crowd</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What laws were passed by the British government that the colonists called the Intolerable Acts?

    <p>laws that closed the port of Boston, put Massachusetts under military rule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the British government do in response to the Continental Congress calling on Britain to cancel the Intolerable Acts?

    <p>sent in even more troops</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was put in charge of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress?

    <p>George Washington</p> Signup and view all the answers

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