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Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
They said that they were being taxed without being represented.
B
They wanted the stamp tax to apply to other colonial goods as well as stamps.
C
They argued that the British should create new taxes to replace the Stamp Act.
D
They thought that the stamp taxes were expensive and inconvenient.
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How did the colonists react to the Intolerable Acts?

A
by banding together against Britain and Massachusetts
B
by supporting Massachusetts and creating a Continental Congress
C
by supporting higher taxes and restrictions in Massachusetts
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Parliament repealed the Stamp Act because

A
colonial protests were not effective.
B
Parliament realized it had no right to tax the colonies.
C
colonial protests were harming British trade.
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Parliament’s Declaratory Act, passed after the Stamp Act’s repeal, suggests that Parliament

A
agreed with colonial views on taxation without representation.
B
disagreed with colonial views on taxation without representation.
C
was divided over whether to repeal the Stamp Act.
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What do the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts have in common?Check all of the boxes that apply

A
Both were rejected by colonists who thought that the British government wasimposing unfair taxes.
B
Both had to do with taxing tea
C
Both were repealed after hostile reactions from the colonists.
D
Both were intended to lower taxes in the colonies.
E
Both were accepted and praised by the colonists.
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Which of these things did the Intolerable Acts allow for or require? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
changing the government in all of the colonies
B
providing housing for British troops
C
fining all colonists until the Boston Tea Party tea was paid for
D
closing the port of Boston
E
putting a military government in place in Massachusetts
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What did the British hope to accomplish with the Intolerable Acts?

A
help Massachusetts gain support from other colonies
B
divide Massachusetts into two colonies to limit its power
C
allow Massachusetts to pay lower taxes to Britain
D
punish Massachusetts and regain control
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Why did the British march on Lexington and Concord?

A
to capture military leaders and the people who had dumped the tea in BostonHarbor
B
to stop the Continental Congress and find a hidden store of weapons
C
to capture rebel leaders and take away stores of ammunition
D
to help other soldiers under attack and remove colonial leaders from power
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Why were the Battles of Lexington and Concord significant?

A
The colonial militia was defeated and their ammunition was destroyed.
B
The British admitted defeat and withdrew completely from Massachusetts.
C
The battles marked the beginning of the Revolution.
D
The battles showed that the colonists were unprepared for war.

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