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who quoted the word 'The British are coming the British are coming
Paul Revere
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A cost-savings measure requiring the colonies to quarter, or house, British soldiers and provide them with supplies.A cost-savings measure requiring the colonies to quarter, or house, British soldiers and provide them with supplies.
Quartering Act
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An area of land that is under the control of a country, but not fully part of the country.
A Colony
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The British marched to the city of Concord. When they first got to Concord, they met little resistance and began to search the town for the militia's hidden stash of weapons and munitions.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Treaty of Paris what was the name of the Treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War ?
Treaty of Paris
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His testimony to the House of Commons in England helped to get the hated Stamp Act repealed. He was one of the five members that drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin
200
Parliament placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products. Called for harsh punishment of smugglers.
Sugar Act
200
A type of government that is ruled directly by the people.
Democracy
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General Nathaniel Greene had taken over command of the American Continental Army in the South. Prior to General Greene's command, the war in the South had not been going very well, but Greene put in some new tactics that enabled American victories and caused the British Army to retreat to the East Coast.
Battle of Yorktown
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protest by boarding three trade ships in Boston Harbor and throwing the ships' cargo of tea overboard into the ocean.
Boston Tea Party
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One of the most popular Presidents of the United States, George Washington is known for leading the Continental Army in victory over the British in the American Revolution.
George Washington
300
Parliament required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid. Diplomas, contracts, and wills had to carry it, and all newspapers had to be written on specially stamped paper.
Stamp Act
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A group of delegates from each colony or state. It became the first governing body of the United States of America.
Continental Congress
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The British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable sea ports. The British decided to take two hills, Bunker and Breeds, in order to gain a tactical advantage. The American forces heard about it and went to defend the hills.
Battle of Bunker Hill.
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During the American Revolutionary War, the Congress decided that the country needed _____to represent the united colonies.
The U.S.A Flag
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Adams was elected to the Massachusetts Assembly in 1765. He helped to organize the Stamp Act Congress held in New York where the colonies planned a unified response to the Stamp Act.
Samuel Adams
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A series of laws passed by Parliament in order to raise revenue. Included taxes on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.
Townshend Acts
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he first ten amendments to the Constitution that guaranteed the rights of the individual.
Bill of Rights
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fort located in upstate New York between Lake Champlain and Lake George. There were three battles that took place there during the Revolutionary War.
Fort Ticonderoga
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March 5, 1770 when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men.
Boston Massacre
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He the 2nd President of the United States between 1797-1801.
John Adams
500
A series of laws passed by Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colony and serve as a warning to other colonies.
Intolerable Acts
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An agreement between the thirteen colonies to form a single government under the United States of America. It served as the country's first constitution.
Articles of Confederation
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Help to the surrender of British General John Burgoyne.
Battles of Saratoga
500
George Washington chose to make the winter camp near this place in Philadelphia to Keep an Eye on a British camp site.
Valley Forge