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Which act stated that the colonists had to pay a tax on imports?
a) Townsend Act
b) Intolerable Acts
c) Stamp Act
d) Sugar Act

The Intolerable Acts included which of the following
a) The British closed the Boston ports until the colonist paid for the tea destroyed
b) Town meetings could be held anytime
c) Colonists were allowed to have representatives in the government
d) A tax was put on tea, sugar, and molassess

Which was not a cause of the American Revolution
a) French and Indian War
b) Proclamation of 1763
c) Intolerable Acts/Stamp and Sugar Acts
d) Taxation Act

Which act put a tax on legal documents, newspapers, and licenses?
a) Stamp Act
b) Townsend Acts
c) Intolerable Acts
d) Sugar Act

How did the French and Indian War benefit Georgia?
a) Georgia gained many new settlers who were living in the lands that were added to Georgia’s colonial boundaries.
b) Georgia gained new lands, new water access for shipping, ample farmland, and rich forests with timber and naval stores
c) Georgia took possession of several key French forests, which added to the defenses of Georgia against the Spanish.
d) Once the French and the Indian tribes were defeated and no longer a threat to Georgia.

Why were the Intolerable Acts put in place?
a) To punish the colonists of Boston for throwing tea into the harbor
b) To tax the citizens to pay for the war
c) To allow British soldiers to stay at the homes of the colonists
d)

What is the correct order of the Declaration of Independence?
a) Preamble, Grievances with the King and Parliament, Declaration of Independence from England
b) Grievances with the King and Parliament, Preamble, Declaration of Independence
c) Declaration of Independence, Preamble, Grievances with the King and Parliament
d) Preamble, Declaration of Independence, Grievances with the King and Parliament

Why was the French and Indian War a cause to the American Revolution?
a) It put Britain in debt and had to tax the colonists as a way to pay back the money
b) France wanted revenge after losing the war and negotiated with the colonies to fight England
c) Indians that fought in the war supported the colonies and encouraged them to fight the British.
d) England was unhappy with the colonies performance in the war and punished them with taxes.

What two things did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
a) It prevented people from moving west of the Appalachain Mountains, moved GA's border to the St.Mary's river
b) People could not settle east of the Rocky Mountains, moved GA's border to the St.Mary's River
c) It prevented people from expanding westward, moved GA's border to the Chattahoochee River
d) People of the Carolina's could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

The Declaration of Independence separated the original 13 colonies from which country?
a) France
b) England
c) Spain
d) Germany

Which was NOT a provision of the Intolerable Acts?
a) The British closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea that was destroyed in the Boston Tea Party.
b) The British required citizens in Boston to pay additional taxes to pay for damage during the Boston Tea Party
c) The British prohibited the Massachusetts colonists from having town meetings.
d) The British required citizens in all the colonies to house and feed British soldiers.

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