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As a RESULT of the French and Indian War, this country became a dominate power in North America.
What is Great Britain?
The author of "Common Sense."
Who is Thomas Paine?
The person whom the Second Continental Congress put in charge of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
A key document of American history written by Thomas Jefferson.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This country was a long time enemy of Great Britain.
What is France?
After BRITAIN won the French and Indian War, the British taxed the colonists for this specific reason.
What is to help pay for the war dept created by the French and Indian War.
Before the battle in these two cities, Paul Revere and other night riders rode out of Boston to warn the colonists.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This is the city where the Revolutionary War began. It began with "The shot heard around the world."
What is Lexington, Massachusetts?
The reason why "Common Sense" was written by Thomas Paine.
What is "to encourage the colonies to separate from Great Britain and form a republic."
The city where George Washington staged a surprise attack on the Hessian troops on Christmas Day?
What is Trenton, NJ?
This man helped the Continental Army make bayonets and muskets to improve their war techniques.
Who is Friedrich von Steuben?
Sending petitions to Great Britain, crying "No Taxation without Representation" and writing pamphlets were all things the colonists did in OPPOSITION to this act imposed by the British.
What is the Stamp Act?
Bonus for 100 points! What does the word opposition mean?
The Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre and the Intolerable Acts were all examples of the British trying to increase "this" over the colonists.
What is power or control?
The meeting (the FIRST of its kind) was created after the British tried to show their power or control over the colonists by creating the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre and the Intolerable Acts.
What is the First Continental Congress?
After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, "having very little military training and facing many challenges and defeats" describes the first years of this army.
This new group of protestors met under the Liberty Tree and shouted "No taxation without representation."
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The colonist referred to the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act as the ______________________ Acts.
What is Intolerable?
The creation of a post office, an army and writing a formal declaration of independence were three important decisions made during this meeting. (The second of its kind)
What is the Second Continental Congress?
This is the battle where Tadeusz Kosciuszko helped the Continental Army build defense walls and forts, which forced the British to surrender their arms.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The number of colonies who participated in the First Continental Congress.
What is 12?
The month and year that the Revolutionary WAR began.
What is April of 1775?
This colony did not participate in the First Continental Congress.
What is Georgia?
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
After the harsh winter at Valley Forge, Washington sending more supplies and food to the soldiers, the Continental Congress sent more money and soldiers, and Von Stueben training the soldiers to improve their war techniques helped this army turn towards victory.
What is the Continental Army?
"I am now convinced, beyond a doubt that unless some great and capital change suddenly takes place.....this army must inevitably be reduced to one or other of these three things. Starves, dissolve or disperse." These words were written by George Washington seeking this.
What is help for the Continental Army while camping at Valley Forge?