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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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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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After the Boston Massacre, the colonies organized

A
the Townshend Acts to pay taxes to Britain.
B
Committees of Correspondence to respond to growing disputes.
C
the Boston Tea Party to celebrate the lifting of the tea tax.
D
the Intolerable Acts to repay Britain for its role in the events of 1770.
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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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Why were the Intolerable Acts passed?

A
to raise revenue for the British government
B
to declare that Parliament could levy taxes
C
to give Britain more control over the colonies
D
to decrease tension between colonists and Britain
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When colonists boycotted British goods under the Stamp Act, they

A
stole products that were taxed.
B
refused to participate in buying stamps.
C
sold products that were taxed.
D
refused to pass new tax laws.
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Who successfully delivered to Concord the colonial message that British troops were on their way on April 18, 1775?

A
Patrick Henry
B
Samuel Prescott
C
Mercy Otis Warren
D
Samuel Adams
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Which of the following best explains why Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766?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 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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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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