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Who did the Second Continental Congress name commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What group of colonial women served coffee or made “Liberty Tea” from raspberry leaves to protest British policies?
Daughters of Liberty
What event caused Parliament to pass the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts?
Boston Tea Party
Who was a leader of the Sons of Liberty who told the British governor to remove their ships from the Boston harbor?
Samuel Adams
What group of colonists supported the King and Britain during the war?
Loyalists
What idea emphasizes individual freedom, liberalism or the common good?
Liberalism
Where was the shot heard round the world fired?
Lexington, Massachusetts
What was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War?
Bunker Hill
Who defended the British soldiers accused of murder at the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
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What important British document became the basis for the colonies cry "No taxation without representation"? When was it passed?
Who drew this engraving? What event does it depict? Describe 2 inaccuracies in the picture. Explain why the inaccuracies were included.
Who was the British Prime Minister who strongly supported the French and Indian War?
William Pitt
Who was the Vermont blacksmith leading the militia that seized Fort Ticonderoga?
Ethan Allen
What intellectual movement of the 1600s-1700s claimed that Science and Reason are the only ways to know truth, and religious questions are only a matter of opinion?
The Enlightenment
Where did the First and Second Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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What future traitor led the raid on Fort Ticonderoga gaining valuable cannons and gunpowder?
What preacher drew huge crowds during the Great Awakening with his vivid, sometimes frightening sermons including "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
Jonathan Edwards
What type of government is supported by Republican Liberalism or simply Republicanism?
Government controlled by the majority of free citizens through democratically elected assemblies of representatives
On what day did the Revolutionary War begin?
April 19, 1775
What British general was George Washington's mentor during the French and Indian War before dying in battle?
Edward Braddock