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American Revolution
Review the major causes of the American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War | Fight over land & Lead to the Proclamation of 1763 |
| Stamp Act | Law that said that colonists had to pay taxes on any printed materials |
| Boston Massacre | British soldiers shot at a group of colonists who were calling them names (Lobsterbacks) |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists protested against taxes on tea and only being allowed to buy tea from one company |
| Boycott | refusing to do business with a person, group, or country |
| Intolerable Acts | A series of punishments to the people of Boston |
| “The shot heard around the world” | The first shots of the Revolutionary War |
| Declaration of Independence | Written by Thomas Jefferson and signed on July 4, 1776 (Independence Day) |