Colonial Dissatisfaction
What is the name of the war that caused King George to tax the colonists?
What is the French and Indian War?
Why do people establish government?
What is to protect their unalienable rights?
Who was the commander of the continental army?
Who is George Washington?
What was the 1st major battle of the war?
What is the Battle at Bunker Hill?
One advantage the colonists had in winning the war was the leadership of who?
Who is George Washington?
What did loyalists believe? What did patriots believe?
What is staying loyal to the crown and breaking away from Great Britain to become independent.
What are the 3 unalienable rights?
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
Who was a lawyer from Massachusetts that defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre?
Who is John Adams?
What event was known as the "shot heard round the world"?
What is the armed conflict at Lexington and Concord?
Colonists stood up for their own ___________ and had high ________.
what is beliefs and morale?
Name 3 things that King George placed taxes on?
What is tea, sugar, stamps, paint, glass, etc.
Who does the DOI say that the government should get its power from?
What is the people it governs?
Who was the French nobleman who served in the continental army and contributed to the victory at Yorktown?
Who is The Marquis de Lafayette?
Which of these came first: the approval of the DOI or the signing of the Treaty of Paris?
What is the approval of the DOI?
What 3 things were the colonists motivated to defend?
Colonists believed that they should not be taxed without representation in what?
What is parliament?
What does the DOI say should be done if the government does not protect the rights of its people?
What is change it/get a new one
Who was at the signing of the Treaty of Paris and helped gain French support for independence?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
What event was the "turning point" of the war?
What is the Battle at Saratoga?
What country provided the most support to the Americans to aid in winning the war?
What is France?
What did the Proclamation of 1763 restrict?
What date was the DOI approved?
July 4th, 1776
Who is a former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting independence?
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
What event was led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Describe the home field advantage.
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