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A tax on sugar
The Sugar Act
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First battle that started the American Revolution
Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
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Name of people who wanted independence Name of people who were loyal to the king
Patriots Loyalists
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Which act contributed to the colonists anger over taxation without representation?
The Stamp Act
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Turning point in the war
Battle of Saratoga
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Patriot; Rode through the night to warn the colonists that the British were coming
Paul Revere
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The phrase "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" a reused to identify ______ ________
Unalienable rights
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After the French and Indian War, how did the king make the colonists pay for the war?
The King taxed the colonies
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Street fight between the colonists and the British soldiers
Boston Massacre
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Who came to help aid the patriots after the Battle of Saratoga?
The French
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British general who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown
General Charles Cornwallis
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The Virginia House of Burgesses is what type of government?
Representative government
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The American Revolution is what era in American history?
Revolutionary Era
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Led by "The Sons of Liberty" and threw tea off Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
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Last battle in the war
Battle of Yorktown
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African American slave, spy for the Continental Army
James Armistead
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What type of government did the Mayflower Compact establish?
Self-government
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Belief that the colonies existed for the wealth of the mother country (economic term)
Mercantilism
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The King passed the ______ _____ ______ which stated that the colonists could not move west of the _______ _______
Proclamation of 1763 Appalachian Mountains
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Where Washington took his men to train them; harsh winter
Valley Forge
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African American patriot; just like Paul Revere rode through the night to warn the colonists that the British were coming
Wentworth Cheswell
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The American slogan "No Taxation without Representation" expressed the colonists belief in their need for _______ ___ ____ ___________
Consent of the governed
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"Give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry
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