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Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to command the Continental Army?
Who is George Washington?
When did the American colonies declared independence from Great Britain?
July 4, 1776
Where was Loyalist strength strongest in?
The Carolinas and Georgia
One of these acts forced the colonies to allow British soldiers to live among the colonists
What is the Coercive Acts?
The Battle of Trenton was different from previous battles because the Patriots...
The political body that represented Americans and challenged British control is...
The Continental Congress
This ruling helped Britain control westward expansion
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This person wrote a pamphlet calling for a break with British rule
Who is Thomas Paine?
What was Parliaments reaction to the news of the Boston Tea Party?
Parliament passed the Coercive Acts
Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists. What was another name for them?
Tories
The colonists were angry after the Tea Act because...
They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy
This person organized the Sons of Liberty
Who is Samuel Adams?
Where did many colonists believe fighting with the British would first break out?
New England
What was the result of the Treaty of Paris?
The war was officially over and the British recognized the independence of the United States
Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence?
Who is John Locke?
Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?
Valley Forge