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Important People
100
A colonist against British rule
Patriot
100
A long lasting attack.
Siege
100
What is the difference between an import and an export?
Imports are products brought into the country, exports leave the country.
100

What two words can be used a synonyms for the italicized?

I wrote a solemn supplication (or request) to my government asking them to undo a tax or law.

petition

repeal
100
These two Generals were on opposite sides. One lead the Continental Army, the other surrendered at Yorktown.
George Washington

Lord Cornwalis

200
What is the difference between a loyalist and a neutralist?
Neutralist didn't support either side and a loyalist supported British monarchs and laws.
200
The control and administration of public policy in a political unit.
Government
200

Money used to support the work of the government include ___ for goods brought into the country.

taxes

tariffs

200
What is the difference between surrender and negotiate?
When someone surrenders they give us but when we negotiate we work together to find a solution.
200
These two friends worked together in the creation of the Declaration of Independence. One was a prominent Virginian, the other an ambassador to France.
Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

300
A person who commits treason is a ____. Britain considered ____ the above because they were against British rule.
traitor

patriots

300

Insert the synonyms for this famous phrase:

The fact of being alive, freedom, and the striving or seeking of gladness.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
300
What is the difference between beliefs and principles?
Beliefs include principles, which are a collectivity of moral or ethical standards or judgement, or doctrines that a person or group accept as true.
300

What two words can be used a synonyms for the italicized?

I never gave permission for a levied homework assignment.

consent

imposed

300

These two authors played an important role during the Revolutionary War. One wrote plays and poems, the other Common Sense.

Phillis Wheatley

Thomas Payne

400
A troop of soldiers (or ____) might be a part of a volunteer army of a colony or state which was called a _____.
regiment

militia

400

What are the synonyms for this phrase (two words)?

The immediately noticeable, lawmaking branch of a colony, state, or national government continues today.

prominent

legislature

400
What is a boycott?
Refusal to buy goods or services, especially in protest.
400

What two words can be used a synonyms for the italicized?

Patrick Henry spoke on behalf of the patriots knowing he was acting against the current government.

representation

treason

400
One man made a ride to help freedom's cause, the other spoke out in the House of Burgesses; both were Patriots.
Paul Revere

Patrick Henry

500
A hired soldier (a ___) was not called  ___ who were members of the Massachusetts colony militia who could quickly be ready to fight the British.
mercenary

minutement

500

What synonyms can be used for this phrase (two words)?

Just because I provide housing does not mean you are being given a possession.

quarter

property

500
What two words match this definition?


Income a government collects used to supply funds (or pay for)

revenue

finance

500
Define "derives".
Obtain or receive from a source
500
Both were champions on opposite sides of the Revolutionary War. One was a ruler, one wanted to see Patriots rule.
King George III

John Adams