which statement BEST explains why the colonists were angry about the Stamp Act?
What is the Stamp Act was unfair because the colonists had no representation in Parliament
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Where were the first two battles of the Revoulutionary War fought?
What is Lexington and Concord
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What key event took place after the Patriots' victory in the Battle of Saratoga?
What is The French Army joined with the colonies to fight the British.
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to cancel
What is repeal
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Why did Great Britain repeal the Stamp Act?
What is Colonists were threatening stamp agents and boycotting British goods
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what were two key actions of the Second Continental Congress?
What is They formed the Continental Army, and sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III.
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Martha Washington traveled with her husband during the war. Women who carried water to the troops on battlefields earned the nickname Molly Pitcher. Phillis Wheatley, a former slave, wrote poetry in support of the struggle for freedom and against slavery.
Which of the following main ideas BEST summarizes these details?
What is Women played important roles in the Revoulutionary War.
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the agreement that formally endded the Revoulutionary War
What is the Treaty of Paris
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What set of laws placed new taxes on the colonists after the repeal of the Stamp Act?
What is The Townshend Acts
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Which statement BEST explains why the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence?
What is The Congress declared the colonies independent because Great Britain refused to recognize certain rights.
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Which of the following was a key advantage for Patriots in the Revoulutionary War?
What is France, Holland, and Spain allied themselves with the Patriots. They supplied troops, money, and arms.
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freedom from rule by others
What is independence
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which statement is true about the Boston Tea Party?
What is Colonists boarded a British ship in the night. They threw chests of tea into the sea.
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Which statement BEST describes how the members of the Second Continental Congress felt after they published the Declaration of Independence?
What is They knew that Great Britain could find them guilty of treason, and that a war for independence could follow.
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Which of these statements best describes the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War?
What is African Americans fought on both sides during the war. They played an important role in the Patriot war effort.
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soldiers who are paid to fight for another country
What is mercenary
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Parliament passed a series of harsh laws in response of the Boston Tea Party. What name did the colonists give those laws?
What is The Intolerable Acts
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What was a key result of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga?
What is The Patriots captured 59 British cannons. They took the cannons to Boston and forced the British to leave the city.
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What was the main outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?
What is The surrender of the British Army under General Cornwallis marked the defeat of the British.