Events Leading Up to the Revolutionary War

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1. The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the colonists from doing what? Selling tobacco All of the above Smuggling British goods Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

2. What did the French lose in the French and Indian War? Everything except Hispaniola They didn't lose Everything Their land in Canada

3. The Stamp Act taxed everyday items. True False

4. What Act taxed everyday items? Answer: (One word - An important man in Britain at the time)

5. During the Boston Tea Party, the colonists dressed up as what? They didn't dress up Redcoats Indians Monsters

6. Paul Revere made an accurate drawing of the Boston Massacre. True False

7. Which one of these people started the commitee of correspondence? Patrick Henry John Adams Samuel Adams Paul Revere

8. Which of these was NOT one of the Intolerable Acts? Boston Harbor was shut down British officials were tried in Britain instead of the colonies Town meetings forbidden in Boston They were not allowed to drink tea anymore

9. Which of these did NOT happen at the First Continental Congress? Decide to create a militia Decided to send men to Britain to declare war Decide to boycott British goods Decide to support Massachusetts as much as possible

10. Conducting mock hangings was a way of protesting Britain. True False