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American Revolution
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A colonist who was against British rule.
What is a patriot.
100
A colonist who was for British rule and wanted to remain loyal to the king.
What is a loyalist.
100
Why did slaves fight for the American colonists during the Revolutionary War?
They were promised their freedom
100
Where did the British hope to finally defeat the colonists?
What is in the south.
100
How did the Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?
It allowed they to spread information much more quickly.
200
A member of the Massachusetts colony militia who could be ready to fight in a minute's notice.
What is a minuteman.
200
This is to refuse to buy or use goods or services.
What is to boycott.
200
What physical feature formed the western boundary of the United States when it officially became a nation in 1783?
What is the Mississippi River.
200
When did the British realize that fighting against the colonists wouldn't be easy?
After the Battle of Bunker Hill.
200
How did the colonists protest the Townshend Acts?
What is they boycotted British goods.
300
This is a general rise in prices or goods and services.
What is inflation.
300
This is to have someone speak or act for you.
What is representation
300
What was the first plan of government for the United States called?
What is the Articles of Confederation.
300
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown.
300
Name 4 countries that supported the Americans during the American Revolution.
What is France, Spain, the Netherlands, Russia
400
This is a soldier who serves for pay in the military of a foreign nation.
What is a mercenary.
400
This is charging an extra high price for a good or service.
What is profiteering.
400
What set of laws set up a plan for governing the Northwest Territory and forming new states from its lands?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
400
Why was the Treaty of Paris of 1783 important?
It ended the American Revolution.
400
What rights from the Declaration of Indpendence most affected how people viewed slavery?
What is the right to life and liberty made some people want to end slavery.
500
A person who wanted to end slavery.
What is an abolitionist.
500
This is the complete control of a product or good by one person or group.
What is a monopoly.
500
What was the Proclamation of 1763 and why did the colonists not like it?
The Proclamation of 1763 set aside lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans. The colonists were mad because they had fought the French and Indian War to get those lands and most ignored it and moved there anyway.
500
Whats does "no taxation without representation" mean? Why was this important to the colonists?
No taxation without representation means that they shouldn't have to pay taxes if they didn't get a say in the government. It is important because the colonists were having to pay taxes to the British government, but they didn't have anyone to speak for them in the government.
500
What were the 5 parts of the Declaration of Independence?
1. Preamble - the beginning saying why they were declaring their independence 2. What a government should be 3. Grievances - what the king did that was bad 4. How they tried to make it right 5. declaration of their separation from Britain - they are no longer part of Great Britain and are free
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