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Why did the colonists organize the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists organized the Boston Tea Party to stop British tea from being delivered to the colony
A disagreement between the British and French over land along the Ohio River resulted in the ___________
French and Indian War
Who was Deborah Sampson?
The woman who dressed in men's clothing and joined the Continental army
The idea that American colonists did not have a say in the English Parliament, which enacted taxes without their consent.
"taxation without representation"
Free Points
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What document/book/etc convinced its readers that America should break away from England?
Common Sense
Who won the French and Indian War and what did they gain from it?
The British defeated the French and gained new land
This person rode through Massachussets towns warning people that the British army was marching to Conord.
Paul Revere
A person who supported the cause of the colonists during the American Revolution
Loyalist
A person living in the colonies who did not support the American cause and remained loyal to Great Britain
The laws that took away Massachusetts's self-government, appointed a military governor for the colony, and required colonists to house British soldiers was part of the____________
Intolerable Acts
What ended the American Revolution?
British surrender at Yorktown
Crispus Attucks
Was an African American man killed in te Boston Massacre
The people who resisted the Stamp Act by boycotting British goods called themselves_____________
The Sons of Liberty
Breaking the rules on purpose
Defiant
Where did Washington win his first great victory?
Trenton
"The shot heard round the world" refers to the first shot of the American Revolution at the Battle of ____________
Lexington
John Paul Jones
A great hero of the American Navy
A large amount of something being stored for future use
Stockpile
Scarce
In short supply; not having enough
The First Continental Congress issued___________ to the British government, stating that colonists were entitled to the rights of Englishmen.
A Declaration of Rights
The Continental Army lost almost half its men during the winter it spent camped at ____________
Valley Forge
Who helped train American soldiers at Valley Forge?
Baron von Steuban
Mercenary
A soldier from one country paid to fight for another country
Disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy
Treason