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Thomas Jefferson
Who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
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1776
In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed and teh United States became an independent country?
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Declaration of Independence
What was the document that declared the United States was independent nation?
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French and Indian War
What conflict removed the French threat to the American colonies in the 18th century?
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Independence
What is being sovereign and free from foreign control by another nation?
200
George III
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
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1787
In what year was the U.S. Constitution written?
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Mayflower Compact
What was the agreement in 1620 that the Pilgrims made for self-government in the New World?
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Lexington and Concord
What battle was fought in 1775 began the American Revolution?
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Government
What is the institution in society that rules on the behalf of the people, makes laws, and taxes the people?
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Benjamin Franklin
Who was an inventor, an author of the Declaration of Independence, and American minister to France?
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1607
In what year was the first successful British colony in North America?
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Articles of Confederation
What was the first constitution of the United States of America?
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Yorktown
What was the last major battle of the American Revolution won by the United States in 1781?
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Revolution
What is a time of armed rebellion or a period of very great change in history?
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Samuel Adams
Who was a leader of the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts against British taxation?
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181-1865
In what years was the first American Civil War fought?
400
Magna Carta
What was the document signed by King John in 1215 which granted Englishmen basic human rights?
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Treaty of Paris
In what document did Great Britain recognize the independene of the United States?
400
Colonization
What was the settlement by a European country of land in the Americas, Asia, or Africa?
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Thomas Paine
Who wrote "Common Sense" supporting American independence from Great Britain?
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1803
In what year did the United States purchase Louisiana from France?
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English Bill of Rights
What was the document passed by Parliament in 1689 that guaranteed Englishmen certain individual rights?
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Saratoga
What battle won by the United States in 1777 was the turning point of the American Revolution?
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Mercantilism
What was the economic system where a colony provided raw materials to the mother country and served as a market for its finished goods?