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American Rev I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where was the back country located in colonial days? | close to the Appalachian Mountains |
| What caused colonists to move to the back country? | land was cheaper |
| Why was there a problem with the colonists moving to the Ohio River Valley? | Indians had been living there |
| Who explored the Ohio River Valley | Robert La Salle |
| Why did the French claim that the Ohio River Valley belonged to them? | because the Ohio River is a tributary of the Mississippi River |
| In what year did the French and Indian war begin? | 1754 |
| During the French and Indian War, | The French and the Indians fought the British |
| Why was the outcome of the French and Indian War important | It caused the British to tax the colonists, which lead to the Revolution |
| What was the Stamp Act? | A tax on printed material |
| What caused the British Parliment to tax the colonies? | They needed money to pay off war debts |
| What did the colonists mean by no taxation without representation? | We won't pay taxes unless we are prepresented in Parliment |
| Who are the Sons of Liberty | a group of men who protested the Stamp Act |
| Who started the Sons of Liberty? | Sameul Adams |
| What did the Sons of Liberty force the British Parliment to do? | repeal the Stamp Act |
| How did the colonists respond to teh Townshed Acts | They boycotted British goods |
| Why did the British send troops and warships to Boston in 1768 | to scare the colonists into paying taxes |
| Why did John Adams defend the soldiers who killed five colonists? | He believed that everyone had a right to a fair trial |
| What did British Parliament do to help the East India Company? | passed the Tea Act |
| What happened during the Boston Tea Party? | Colonists disguised as Indians threw tea overboard from a British ship |
| WHich of the following was one of the Intolerable Acts? | colonists had to feed and house British soilders |
| What did the Committee of Correspondence do? | exchanged letters between colonists |
| When and where did the First Continental Congress meet? | 1774 Philidelphia |
| What did the First Continental Congress decide? | to stop trading with the British and create militias |
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