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Toward Independence
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence
The American Revololution
The American Revolution
100
Great Britain did this to increase its control of the colonies.
What is "increasing taxes"?
100
The Continental army was composed of troops from ________ colonies.
What is "all"?
100
According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from this.
What is "the citizens"?
100
African Americans joined the Continental Army for this reason.
What is "they hoped independence would lead to an end of slavery"?
100
The American Revolution had this impact on other parts of the world.
What is "it encouraged other nations to fight for their independence"?
200
In 1774, most colonists viewed themselves as this.
What are "citiens of their individual colonies"?
200
Patrick Henry gave a famous speech that ended with the words "give me liberty, or give me death!" He identified himeself with this group of colonists.
What are "Patriots"?
200
Thomas Jefferson said that King George III was an unfit ruler because of this.
What is "he denied the colonists their rights"?
200
This was an effect of African Americans helping the cause of independence.
What is "several colonies began to take steps to end slavery"?
200
This city is often considered to be "the hotbed of the Revolution."
What is "Boston"?
300
Parliament responded to the colonists' protests against the Stamp Act by doing this.
What is "repealing it"?
300
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" had this effect in the colonies.
What is "it persuaded many colonists that America should be independent from Great Britain"?
300
Natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights because of this.
What is "people are born with natural rights"?
300
The following is a quotation, which George Washington read to his soldiers: "The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country." This word best describes what Washington meant by the terms, "summer soldier" and "sunshine patriot."
What is "QUITTERS!!!!"?
300
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, encouraged American soldiers to keep fighting, and encouraged colonists to continue their support, even though the war was not going well.
What is "The Crisis"?
400
Leading up to war, loyalists (who were very much against a war with Great Britain), viewed Patriots as this.
What are "ungrateful rebels"?
400
The Declaration of Independence was written for this reason.
What is "to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain"?
400
The Declaration of Independence was signed on this date.
What is "July 1776"?
400
This group of people helped to prevent a British victory in the South.
What are "guerrilla troops"?
400
The British army surrendered in this city in Virginia, after being trapped by the American and French forces.
What is "Yorktown"?
500
Colonists considered this 'proclamation' an act of tyranny by the British government.
What is "the Proclamation of 1763"?
500
In a draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson charged the king with violating the "sacred rights of life and liberty...of a distant people [by] carrying them into slavery." This passage was removed for these THREE reasons.
What is: 1. It might lead to demands to free slaves. 2. It was unfair to blame the king for enslaving Africans. 3. It might offend merchants who profited from the slave trade.
500
The purpose of the Olive Branch Petition was to do this.
What is "to ask King George to make peace with the colonies"?
500
This best describes the progress of the war.
What is "at the beginning, the Americans were outmatched, but their skills and tactics improved"?
500
This was the set of laws which governed the colonies during the Revolutionary War.
What is "The Articles of Confederation"?