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What war caused the British to levy taxes on the colonists?
French and Indian War
The colonists were mad at the British for all the taxes. They came up with a quote as to why they were mad:
No Taxation without Representation
What "prevented" the colonists from going west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
What placed a tax on all printed material?
Stamp Act
What placed a tax on sugar and other luxuries?
Sugar Act
What placed a tax on glass, tea, and paper?
Townshend Acts
What forced colonists to shelter and feed British troops?
Quartering Act
What event between British troops and the colonists ended with the death of five colonists?
Boston Massacre
Who drew propaganda to make the events of Boston seem like a massacre?
Paul Revere
What placed a tax on tea?
Tea Act
What was the event where the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Natives and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
Who was the leader of the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
What did the British place on the town of Boston after the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
What did the British call the Intorable Acts?
Coercive Acts
Where did the First and Second Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
What law/act did the First Continental Congress meet about?
the Intolerable Acts
