What did Parliament do as a result of the colonists’ petition to reject the Stamp Act and boycott British goods and services?
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Responses
It declared war on the colonists.
It declared war on the colonists.
It sent troops to surround Boston harbor.
It sent troops to surround Boston harbor.
It repealed the Stamp Act, ending most taxes.
It repealed the Stamp Act, ending most taxes.
It increased taxes on the colonists
It repealed the Stamp Act, ending most taxes.
e Sugar Act was a new tax on molasses, but it actually lowered an earlier tax. What were the colonists doing in response to the earlier tax that the Sugar Act tried to stop?
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Responses
declaring independence from Britain
declaring independence from Britain
paying only a portion of it
paying only a portion of it
holding protests and riots
holding protests and riots
avoiding it by smuggling molasses
avoiding it by smuggling molasses
How did the Stamp Act contribute to the Boston Massacre?
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Responses
British officials ordered their troops to fire upon any colonists who opposed the Stamp Act, which led to the massacre.
British officials ordered their troops to fire upon any colonists who opposed the Stamp Act, which led to the massacre.
Colonists angered by British taxes took out their frustrations on British troops, which eventually led to them firing at the colonists.
Colonists angered by British taxes took out their frustrations on British troops, which eventually led to them firing at the colonists.
British troops stationed in Boston enforced heavier taxes on colonists than the Stamp Act allowed, which led to the clash.
British troops stationed in Boston enforced heavier taxes on colonists than the Stamp Act allowed, which led to the clash.
Colonists boycotted items on which the Stamp Act was imposed, which was illegal under British law and punishable by death
Colonists angered by British taxes took out their frustrations on British troops, which eventually led to them firing at the colonists.
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world.”
Question
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
These lines are from a hymn written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837.
To what do the lines refer?
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Responses
the beginning of the Revolutionary War
the beginning of the Revolutionary War
Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River before the battle of Trenton
Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River before the battle of Trenton
the battle at the Boston harbor
the battle at the Boston harbor
the end of the Revolutionary War