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Leading Up to the War
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Give me freedom or give me death!
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War! What is it good for?
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What war led up to the American Revolution?

The French & Indian War

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When the colonists began protesting taxes, the British decided they better make sure the colonists didn't have a supply of guns.  When they marched to Lexington and Concord to get those guns, who warned the Patriots that the British were coming?

Paul Revere

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What is considered the beginning of the American Revolution?

The shot heard around the world

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What year was the Declaration of Independence written?

1776

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What treaty was the official end of the American Revolution?

The Treaty of Paris

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Who was the French & Indian War between?

The French and the British
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

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Who built a fort on Bunker Hill?

The Patriots

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How was the news of the signing of the Declaration of Independence spread?

They rang the Liberty Bell and later put it in the newspapers.

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Who fired The Shot Heard Around the World?

No one knows

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Who did the Native Americans help win the war?

British

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Who led a surprise attack across the Delaware River on Christmas Eve?

George Washington
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Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill

The British

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Where did the British wave their peace flag, signifying the end of the American Revolution? (what city?)

Yorktown, VA

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Why did the Battle of Bunker Hill give the Patriots hope?

The British were a well-trained army.  They were just a group of civilians (regular people).  They thought they would lose miserably but did OK.

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To pay for the war, what did the British impose?

The Stamp Act OR The Tea Tax

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When the British were winning the war in the South, who created a militia and - like a ninja - attacked the British and then hid in swamps so they couldn't find them.

Francis Marion

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The Battle of Bunker Hill gave the Patriots confidence that they might be strong enough to win against the British.  They declared their freedom.  How did they declare their freedom?  What did they write?

The Declaration of Independence

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In a war, it's important to have friends - or allies.  Who were the allies for the British...and why?

The Hessians (German soldiers).  The British paid them to come help.

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In a war, it's important to have friends - or allies.  Who were the allies for the Patriots...and why?

The French....they were still mad at the British over the French & Indian War

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The Colonists were MAD about being taxed.  Name one of the violent protests that they did.  

The Boston Massacre

The Boston Tea Party

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Who was the general that led the British retreat when they lost at the end of the war?

General Cornwallis

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Why was the American Revolution important around the world?

1.  It inspired other colonies to believe that they could be free too.

2. It was how the first democracy was formed.

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A democracy is a government run by representatives elected by.....who?

the people (citizens)

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What ultimately caused the British to surrender at the end of the war?

When the French came to help them, they parked their ships outside of Yorktown.  The British were badly defeated and could not sail out of Yorktown because they were blocked by the French.