What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord
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Whst did the colonists do to protest the Tea Act?
The Boston Tea Party (they disguised themselves as Native Americans ans threw tea into Boston Harbor).
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Who was the leader of England during the American Revolution?
King George III
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Name three advantages the Patriots had in the war.
Excellent leadership, they knew the geography (home court advantage), motivation (Patriotic Spirit), help from abroad.
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What does teh word MASSACRE mean?
To kill in cold blood, a bloody killing
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What was the last battle of the war?
Yorktown
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According to the Stamp Act, what did colonists need to put stamps on?
Paper and legal documents.
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What did Thomas Jefferson do to help the Patriot's cause?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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Name 3 disadvantages the Patriots faced.
Lack of Money, Untrained army, Lack of resources, Britain had best navy in the world.
200
After the Treaty of Paris, what became the borders of the US?
Atlantic to the Mississippi, Canada border down to Florida border.
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What was the most importat effect of the battle of Saratoga?
In convinced the French to help the Patriots.
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What was the name of the act that required colonists to provide housing and food for Redcoats?
The Quartering Act
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Who was Lord Charles Cornwallis?
He was general of the British army.
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What were 3 problems the Continental army faced while camped at Valley Forge?
Disease, hunger, cold, lack of supplies, poor hygiene, frostbite
300
Fill in the blank: No Taxation...
without representation.
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What do you call hit-and-run attacks that Francis Marion led?
Guerrilla attakcs or guerrilla warfare.
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What word means an organized effort to not buy certain products?
Boycott
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Which American is known as being a traitor to the Patriots?
Benedict Arnold
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Name 3 things Friedrich von Steuben did to help the soldiers at Valley Forge.
He trained them, taught them how to use bayonets, organized them into regiments, cleaned up the camp, separated the kitchen and the bathrooms, improved their morale.
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Why did the King impose taxes on the colonists?
To pay off the debts from the French and Indian War.
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The Patriots lost the battle of Bunker Hill, which is near which city?
Boston
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
It banned colonists from settling past the Appalachain mountains.
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Which Patriot wrote COMMON SENSE, and tried to convince other colonists to fight for independence?
Thomas Paine
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Name 3 people on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin
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Why did colonists call the shooting of 5 colonists in Boston a "Massacre"?
They wanted to get more support for the Patriots and make people mad at the redcoats.