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Which of the following statements best explains the significance of the Battle of Lexington?

A
The Battle of Lexington ended the American Revolution.
B
The Battle of Lexington was the first battle the minutemen won.
C
The Battle of Lexington started the American Revolution.
D
The Battle of Lexington was the last battle the minutemen won.
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What was the purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765?

A
to raise revenue from American colonies
B
to determine if colonists were smuggling
C
to give Parliament the right to levy a tax
D
to punish people who did not pay their taxes
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In response to British control of Boston in 1775, colonists

A
agreed with the Intolerable Acts.
B
consented to British rule.
C
negotiated with the king.
D
formed armed militias.
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Which of the following best explains why the Stamp Act of 1765 was significant?

A
It was the first direct tax imposed on American colonists.
B
It was the first indirect tax imposed on American colonists.
C
It was the last tax Parliament imposed before the Revolution.
D
It was the last tax Parliament imposed before ending all taxes.
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Which of the following events occurred on Lexington Green on April 19, 1775?

A
British troops captured all colonial rebels, including minutemen.
B
British troops and minutemen fired their weapons at each other.
C
Minutemen held a meeting to discuss how to respond to British troops.
D
British troops and minutemen agreed to a truce after the first shot was fired.
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Which of the following best explains why Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766?

A
Parliament agreed with the colonists that the act was unfair.
B
Colonial legislators were threatening to impose their own taxes.
C
Colonists’ boycotts of British goods were hurting British trade.
D
The British passed the Declaratory Act, which replaced it with a heavier tax.
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Which of the following best describes the First Continental Congress of 1774?

A
The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Boston to discuss how to handle an unwanted shipment of tea.
B
The First Continental Congress was a meeting in Charleston to discuss the practice of smuggling goods into the colonies.
C
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Boston Massacre.
D
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of twelve of the thirteen colonies called in response to the Intolerable Acts.
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Which of the following best describes the events of the Boston Massacre?

A
Boston townspeople attacked and killed five British soldiers.
B
Boston soldiers attacked and killed five Boston townspeople.
C
British soldiers attacked Boston townspeople, who shot five soldiers.
D
Boston townspeople attacked British soldiers, who shot five colonists.
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In 1765, Britain’s Parliament passed a tax on colonial newspapers and pamphlets called the

A
Sugar Act.
B
Stamp Act.
C
Townshend Acts.
D
Quartering Act.
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Which of the following is a true statement about the Boston Massacre?

A
It led to the repeal of the Stamp Act.
B
It had no impact on the colonies.
C
It became a rallying point for anti-French feeling.
D
It became a rallying point for anti-British feeling.

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