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Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
Who is Washington
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were a group of diverse individuals that formed to oppose the ratification of the new federal Constitution in 1787.
What is Anti-federalist
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First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. Was fought in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge, near Boston.
What is Battle of Lexington and Concord
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The stamp act, and the quartering act happened in this year.
What is 1765
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Second President of the U.S
What is John Adams
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He took part in the Boston Tea Party and famously alerted the Lexington Minutemen about the approach of the British in 1775.
Who is Paul Revere
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was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791, during the presidency of George Washington.
What is Whiskey's Rebellion
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a war that was launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes region,
What is Pontiac's Rebellion
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Political protest by the Sons of Liberty where tea was thrown off ships in 1773
What is Boston tea party
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and also served as the first United States Secretary of War from 1789–1794
Who is Henry Knox
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He emerged from the war with a reputation as Washington's most gifted and dependable officer. Well known for his successful command in the Southern Campaign, forcing British Lieutenant General Cornwallis to abandon the Carolinas and head for Virginia
Who is Nathaniel Greene
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a political party in early U.S. history advocating a strong central government.
What is Federalists
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Benedict Arnold joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British.
What is Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
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Signing of the U.S Constitution
What is 1787
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lost a duel in Jersey, was Washington's secretary
What is Alexander Hamilton
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Irish-born soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a Major General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and he is most famous for leading the failed 1775 invasion of Canada
Who is Richard Montgomery
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Set out in May 1804 to explore and map the American West. Accompanied by a Shoshone Indian.
What is Lewis and Clark
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British defeated the Americans in this battle in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost.
What is Battle of Bunker Hill
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This marked the last major effort by the Native Americans of southern New England to drive out the English settlers. sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, or Metacom's Rebellion
What is King Philip's War
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third U.S President
What is Jefferson
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A general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army.
Who is Benedict Arnold
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Adams appointed several judges the last night of his presidency.
What is Midnight judges
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Turning point in the war where the British were first defeated by Americans. Victory convinced the French government to formally recognize the colonist’s cause and enter the war as their ally.
What is Battle of Saratoga
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Treaty of Paris, ending of the French and Indian War, and western settlement happened in this year.
What is 1763
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legal theory that a state has the right to invalidate any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional.
What is Nullification