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Leader of the colonist Continental Army?
George Washington
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What phrase was coined to express the colonist’s reason for rebellion?
No taxation without representation
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I wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
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The war fought between American colonist and the British for independence was known as
Revolutionary War or The American Revolution
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Was Patrick Henry a patriot or loyalist?
Patriot
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Why did the British start taxing the colonist after the French & Indian War?
They were left in debt from the war effort
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Why is the year 1776 important?
The Declaration of Independence was signed
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I am the commander of the American Navy who was victorious against the British Navy. (I have not yet begun to fight…)
John Paul Jones
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Why did the British march to Lexington and Concord?
To seize the colonist weapons and ammunition
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French Nobleman who served in the Continental Army and persuaded the French to send more aid?
Marquis de Lafayette
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Who am I? I am a rebel; I organized the Sons of Liberty to commit rebellious activities; I am considered one of the main enemies of the British.
Samuel Adams
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What treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris
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Attended the 1st and 2nd continental congress, also the author of the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
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What group from Massachusetts stopped the Redcoats?
Sons of Liberty
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Who are we? We gave the warning that the British were marching to Lexington and Concord.
Paul Revere & William Dawes
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What year was the Treaty of Paris signed?
1783
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Name 4 events that lead up to the American Revolutionary war
Proclamation of 1763. . . Sugar Act. . . Stamp Act. . . Committees of Correspondence. . . Townsend Acts. . . Boston Massacre. . . Tea Act. . . Boston Tea Party. . . Intolerable Acts. . Lexington & Concord
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Why were slaves easily persuaded to fight along side the British during the American Revolution?
They were promised freedom
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The battle that impressed the French and persuaded the French & Spanish join ally with the American colonist?
The Battle of Saratoga
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What British general surrendered at the battle of Yorktown?
General Cornwallis
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What did Thomas Jefferson say were unalienable in the Declaration of Independence?
Life. . . Liberty . . . and the Pursuit of Happiness
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What effect did "Common Sense" have on colonial attitudes toward Great Britain?
changed the way the colonist viewed King George III & persuaded them to push for independence
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If a government fails to protect the people, the people have a right to what?
overthrow it. . . alter or change it
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Which European nation sent mercenaries to fight in the American Revolution? On which side did they fight?
Germany. . . Along side the British
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Why did France and Spain support the colonist during the American Revolution?
Rivalry with England
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