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American Revolution
Question | Answer |
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What is money collected from the government called? | Tax |
Who ruled the colonies before they decided they wanted freedom? | England/Great Britain |
The colonists decided not to use products that were taxed. What is this called? | A boycott |
Colonists dressed like Native Americans and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. What was this called? | The Boston Tea Party |
This tax was placed on all paper items including newspapers, playing cards, and legal papers. | The Stamp Act |
This word means something is unfair and should not be tolerated. | Intolerable |
Closing the Boston Harbor and taking power away from the colonists is know as which act? | The intolerable act |
Why did colonists have to pay taxes to the British? | To pay for the French/Indian War |
This piece of paper announced the colonists freedom from England. | Declaration of Independence |