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When colonists boycotted British goods under the Stamp Act, they

A
stole products that were taxed.
B
stopped using taxable products.
C
sold products that were taxed.
D
refused to pass new tax laws.
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In the 1760s, Britain imposed a series of taxes on its American colonies. In response, the colonists

A
protested these taxes.
B
created their own taxes.
C
voted against the taxes.
D
peacefully paid the taxes.
5

What happened at the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?

A
Delegates supported taxation without representation.
B
Delegates officially ended the Stamp Act.
C
Delegates petitioned against the Stamp Act.
D
Delegates passed a new version of the Stamp Act.
6

Which of these Acts forced American colonists to allow British troops to stay in their homes?

A
the Declaratory Act
B
the Stamp Act
C
the Sugar Act
D
the Quartering Act
7

Which of the following best describes the events of the Boston Massacre?

A
Boston townspeople attacked and killed five British soldiers.
B
British soldiers attacked and killed five Boston townspeople.
C
British soldiers attacked Boston townspeople, who shot five soldiers dead.
D
Boston townspeople attacked British soldiers, who shot five colonists dead.
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How was Crispus Attucks significant during the Revolutionary Era?

A
Attucks was one of the colonial leaders who served on the Committees of Correspondence.
B
Attucks was a free African American living in the southern colonies among enslaved workers.
C
Attucks agreed to defend the soldiers on trial for killing five townspeople in the Boston Massacre.
D
Attucks became a symbol of the colonial cause of liberty after dying in the Boston Massacre.
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What led British soldiers to fire on Boston townspeople on March 5, 1770?

A
Parliament had repealed the Townshend Acts.
B
The townspeople threw objects at the soldiers.
C
British soldiers were put on trial for murder.
D
The soldiers had begun to enforce the Quartering Act.

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