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Who shouted "The regulars are out!"?
Who was Paul Revere
Which act did the British government enforce to try to stop smuggling?
What is the Sugar Act.
Who is Common Sense written by?
Who is Thomas Paine.
The first battle of the American Revolution took place in ------ and ------ in Massachusetts.
What is Lexington and Concord.
The colonists who wanted to fight the British for American independence were called --------.
What is Patriots
This delegate from Massachusetts served on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Adams.
What is the Declaratory Act.
This governing body helped unite the 13 colonies.
What was the Continental Congress.
American colonists seized Fort ------- on Lake Champlain in May 1775.
Ticonderoga
What is minutemen.
What is the name of a Patriot leader?
Who is William Prescott.
What act prevented supplies from being shipped to Boston?
What is the Intolerable Acts.
The first post office established by the 2nd Continental Congress was run by _______.
Who is Ben Franklin.
The most important effect of the Revolutionary War was ___________.
What is recognition to the world of the United.
Colonial leaders used the Boston Massacre killings as _________________.
What is propaganda
Who was not willing to compromise with the American colonists?
Who is King George III.
The House of Burgesses was persuaded to take action against the Stamp Act by who?
Who is Patrick Henry
_________________________expressed the colonists desire for peace.
What is the Olive Branch Petition.
This battle outside of Boston ended with an American retreat because they ran out of gun powder.
Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion?
What is Loyalists.
Who advocated for women's rights?
Who was Abigail Adams.
What is the Boston Tea Party
This group is remembered for defeating the British at Fort Ticonderoga.
Who is the Green Mountain Boys.
"The shot heard 'round the world" refers to the actions of the minutemen at ________.
What is Lexington and Concord
The united protestors who opposed British rule are called what?
What is called the Committees of Correspondence.