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The document that stated America is their own free country.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
100
These were the first two battles of the American Revolution.
What are Lexington and Concord.
100
This war (BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION) was very expensive, and King George decided the Americans should pay for it with taxes.
What is the French and Indian War
100
Someone who wants their own freedom and their own country
What is a patriot.
100

After the French and Indian war the British Gov passed this, which aimed to stop settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

what is the Proclamation (Line) of 1763

200

Government in which the power is divided between a state and national level

What is Federalism

200
The first major English win in which they kept the colonists out of Boston. Both sides lost a great deal of soldiers.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill.
200
This was a tax on all printed goods in America
What is the Stamp Act
200
Someone who supported King George III
What is a loyalist.
200
These were German soldiers that were hired by the British to fight during the American Revolution.
What are Hessians.
300

power of the government comes from the people

what is Popular Sovereignty

300
On December 25th, 1776, Washington and his men suprise attacked and defeated the Hessians at this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton.
300
This was the law that required colonists to allow British soldiers into their homes to eat and sleep.
What is the Quartering Act.
300

The last attempt the Colonists made to resolve the issue between them & Britain, calling for an end to hostilities, a recognition of their wrong doings and pledging colonial loyalty to the crown

What is the Olive Branch Petition

400

Government whose power is defined and limited by law

What is a Constitutional Government

400
The turning point of the war, when the Americans start to take the lead.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
400
This was the event in which many Patriots boarded a British ship and destroyed all of the product on board.
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine stated that Americans need to stop fooling around and fight back against England!
What is Common Sense.
500

giving up some freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos

what is the Social Contract theory

500
The final battle of the War in which England surrenders.
What is the Battle of Yorktown 1781.
500
This was the event when British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing innocent civilians, including Crispus Attucks.
What is the Boston Massacre
500

time period in which social, political and economic problems were approached through the use of reason

What is the Enlightenment

500
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
What is the Treaty of Paris.