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After the War
Causes of the War
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He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
100
This governing body helped unite the 13 colonies.
What was the Continental Congress?
100

The country that won the Revolutionary War.

What is the United States?

100

Responsible for taxes imposed on the colonies

What was King George iii?

100
These soldiers boasted that they could be ready to fight in one minute.
What were minutemen?
200

He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

200
George Washington crossed this river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops.
What is the Delaware River?
200

What issues did the United States face after winning the war? (Name 1)

weak government, debt, lack of currency, strained relationships with other countries

200

This factor that contributed most to colonies seeking independence from Britain.

What is unfair taxes?

200

This final battle of the war when the Continental Army trapped the British Army.

What is the Battle of Yorktown?

300
This author penned "Common Sense".
Who was Thomas Paine?
300

According to the Declaration of Independence, these rights are unalienable.

What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

300

After the Revolutionary War, the people in the United States were no longer ruled by...

What was the King and Parliament?

300

Colonists chanted "no taxation without representation" in response to this decision from Parliament.

What is the Stamp Act?

300

This group supported freedom for the colonists and were responsible for the Boston Tea Party.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

400

The founding father who created the first national bank and was killed by Aaron Burr in a duel.

Who was Alexander Hamilton?

400
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga?
400

The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War.

What is the Treaty of Paris?

400

The main effect of the Intolerable Acts.

What is more colonists became convinced that the British were treating them unfairly?

400

A person who supported the cause of freedom from Britain.

What is a Patriot?

500

The founding father who was responsible for getting France's support in the Revolutionary War.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

500

These two documents served as written plans for government in the colonies

What were the Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

500

How did the sentiment "all men are created equal" influence the history of the United States

encouraged women, people of color, and other groups to fight for equal rights

500

The location of the first Continental Congress.

What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?

500

This delegate from Massachusetts and the second president of the United States.

Who was John Adams?