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What war was fought between France and Britain from 1754-1763? |
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The French and Indian War |
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What was France and Britain fighting for during the French and Indian War? |
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Fought over the Ohio River Valley |
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What is the Ohio River Valley? |
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Land in between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. |
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Who won the French and Indian War? |
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What was Great Britain's reasoning behind taxing the colonists? |
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The French and Indain War was expensive and the King was broke. |
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What was the Proclomation of 1763? |
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Colonists not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
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Why did the King not allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains? |
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It was expensive to control and defend the land. The King could not afford it. |
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What was the colonists' reaction to the Proclamation of 1763? |
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They did not like the proclamation and started to question whether the king had their best interests at heart. |
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What were the Twonshend Acts? |
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Taxes on glass, paint, lead, and tea. |
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What did the colonists declare as a result of the Townshed Acts? |
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NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!! |
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Where did colonists organize a protest prior to the Boston Masacre? |
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Which event is being described:
"Colonists began throwing snowballs, rocks, oyster shells, and sticks at soldiers". |
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During the Boston Masacre who fired first, British Soldiers or Colonists? |
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What was the result of the Boston Masacre? |
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5 colonists were killed and people all over the colonies were furious. |
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The Tea Act got rid of all taxes execpt which one? |
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Who would bay the tea tax according to the Tea Act? |
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Merchants who passed it along to coustomers through higher prices. |
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Which event is being described:
"Colonists, dressed as Indians, went onto a boat carring a shipment of tea and threw the teainto the Boston Harbor." |
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How much tea was dumped in the Boston Harbor? |
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Tea worth millions of dollars |
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What was Boston's punishment for the Tea Party? |
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What was closed as a result of the Boston Tea Party? |
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Who had all control after the Boston Tea Party? |
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Royal Governor, who reported to the King. |
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What event led to the 13 colonies working together to find a solution? |
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What event is being described:
"The Massachusetts legislature was disbanded." |
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