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Road to Revolution
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Articles of Confederation
Potpourri
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Author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
A major reason the colonists declared independence was because of the....
What is taxation without the colonists' consent?
100
The first battles of the American Revolution
What are Lexington and Concord?
100
Because it didn't have the power to tax, the government depended on them for money.
What are the states?
100
A geographical reason the colonists had an advantage over the British during the Revolution.
What is they knew the lay of the land
200
Author of Common Sense and The Crisis
Who is Thomas Paine?
200
An important effect of Common Sense
What is it persuaded ordinary people to support independence?
200
Last battle of the Revolution in 1781
What is Yorktown?
200
Group that had the most power under the Articles
What are the state governments?
200
This style of fighting involves small groups who make hit and run attacks.
What is guerrilla warfare?
300
Naval officer who said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who is John Paul Jones?
300
Fight that broke out on March 5, 1770 between British soldiers and dockworkers
What is the Boston Massacre?
300
American victory that is considered a turning point in the Revolution.
What is Saratoga?
300
After the American Revolution, a new idea about who should rule said that this group should have the power to rule.
Who are the people?
300
These are chosen by the people to govern them in a republic.
Who are representatives?
400
Professional soldiers from Germany hired by England to fight in America
Who are the Hessians?
400
The British marched into the countryside in April 1775 to....
What is arrest Patriot leaders and destroy the militia's supplies?
400
Formal ending of the American Revolution in 1783
What is the Treaty of Paris?
400
Shays' Rebellion showed the need for....
What is a strong central government?
400
A right that cannot be taken away from you.
What is an unalienable right?
500
Frenchman who volunteered to help train the Continental Army.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
500
This group met in Philadelphia and eventually wrote the Declaration of Independence.
What is the 2nd Continental Congress
500
George Washington read this essay to his troops before crossing the Delaware River in order to inspire them
What is The Crisis?
500
This law established a process for setting up representative government and applying for statehood.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
500
This river was the western border of the United States after the treaty of Paris.
What is the Mississippi River