Why did the British feel justified imposing the Stamp Act on the colonists? Select all that apply.

Question

(2 points)
• The taxes were being used to raise money for more supplies for the colonists.
• British citizens living in England faced increased taxes due to wars in the colonies.
• The taxes protected colonists living in the Ohio River valley from Native Americans.
Britain had spent money protecting colonists from the French.
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition? (1 point)
• to convince France to enter the war
• to declare war on England
• to raise a colonial army
• to declare allegiance to the King of England
Why were colonial minutemen so prepared for the arrival of the British in Concord? Select all that apply. (2 points)
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Paul Revere had warned villages that the redcoats were coming.
• When Washington saw the British, he fired three canon shots sending a warning signal.
• When the British headed out, Americans hung two lamps as a warning signal.
• The Green Mountain Boys hid in the bushes and warned the Continental Army.

Answer 1

Why did the British feel justified imposing the Stamp Act on the colonists? (Select all that apply.)
• British citizens living in England faced increased taxes due to wars in the colonies.
• Britain had spent money protecting colonists from the French.

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition? (1 point)
• to declare allegiance to the King of England

Why were colonial minutemen so prepared for the arrival of the British in Concord? (Select all that apply.)
• Paul Revere had warned villages that the redcoats were coming.
• When the British headed out, Americans hung two lamps as a warning signal.