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What was approved on July 4, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American history?
Declaration of Independence
100
How did Communities of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?
They spread the word quickly.
100
Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774 and what did it do?
They met to decide how to respond to British rules and sent a petition to the King.
100
I was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
200
What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?
The French and Britain were fighting over land.
200
Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?
It marked the beginning of the war.
200
What effects did the Battle of Bunker Hill have?
It proved the colonists could fight and that it was going to be hard for the British to win.
200
I was the commander in chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
300
What was the first plan of government in the United States called?
Articles of Confederation
300
When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
300
I organized the First Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party.
Samuel Adams
400
How did many colonists protest the taxes that were placed on British goods?
They refused to buy their goods.
400
In what ways did colonists protest British tax policies?
(1) they boycotted British goods, (2) made their own goods, (3) protested
400
I called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain
Richard Henry Lee
500
What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?
It held us together during the war.
500
What was the Proclamation of 1763, and how did colonists react to it?
West of Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Native Americans and they were upset.
500
I was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation
John Dickinson
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