Social Studies Chapter 6

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_______________ was the commander in chief of the Continental army

George Washington

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What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?

France and Britain both wanted the same land ( in the Ohio Valley)

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What battle caused the British to realize that the colonists would not be easy?

The Battle of Bunker Hill

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____________ was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation.

John Dickinson

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How did the British Government help pay for the costs of the French and Indian War?

They passed new taxes 

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The battles at Lexington and Concord were important because __________.

they marked the beginning of the American Revolution

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Who organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party?

Samuel Adams

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What does representation mean?

a voice in one's government

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Why is July 4,1 776 an important date in American history?

It is when Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

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What was the major way the Colonists protested the taxes placed by the British?

-They boycotted British goods

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The Articles of Confederation was the ___________

first plan of the government for the United States.

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_________ called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain.

Richard Henry Lee

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The Committees of Correspondence helped the colonists fight British rule by __________.

spreading information throughout the colonies quickly

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What was the Proclamation of 1763?

It was a result of the French and Indian War and it said that all the land west of the Appalachians was only for the Native Americans and no one else.