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What was the act that made the colonists pay for printed documents ?
Stamp act
100
Which battle resulted the Americans gaining independence ?
Yorktown
100
Who was the main general for the continental army?
General Washington
100
What is a hessian
German mercenary
100
What effect did the French have on the revolutionary war?
The French allied with the Continental army and assisted in defeating the British at Yorktown .
200
Which act caused in the Boston tea party ?
The tea act
200
Which battle caused the colonists to renew their contracts ?
Battle of Trenton
200
Who was the head of the British army ?
General Howe
200
What are unalienable rights?
Rights that you can't take away
200
What was the result of the Boston tea Party?
British Parliament passed the intolerable acts
300
What caused the Boston massacre ?
The colonists were harassing the British soldiers
300
Which battle had two parts to it ?
Battles of Saratoga
300
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence ?
Thomas Jefferson
300
What was a loyalist ?
The people loyal to the British
300
What was the result of the battle of Trenton ?
General washington's soldiers received a morale boost and renewed their contracts ?
400
What was one of the reasons that colonists strived for independence ?
King George denied the olive branch petition
400
What battle ended the first phase of the revolutionary war?
The battle of dorechester heights
400
Who was never put in command after his defeat in the British army?
John Burgoyne
400
What was a patriot ?
A person who supports their country and is ready to defend it.
400
What was the effect of king George denying the Olive Branch Petition?
The colonists started to think about independence
500
What caused the first tax that the British put on the colonists ?
The debt of the French and Indian war
500
What battle took place in South Carolina ?
Charleston
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Who believed that the colonists weren't ready for independence ?
John Dickenson
500
What was the Declaration of Independence ?
A document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress asserting independence of the Colonies from Great Britain
500
What was the result of the riots done by the colonists after the stamp act was passed?
The Parliament got rid of the stamp act but soon passed the Townshend acts ?