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Who's Who
Colonists Speak Out
Road to War
Declaring Independence
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Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
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How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?
They refused to buy British goods.
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What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?
It passed new tax laws for the colonies.
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What happened on July 4, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American History?
Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.
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Who was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation?
John Dickinson
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What does the vocabulary word representation mean?
To have someone speak or act for you.
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What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?
France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America.
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What was the first plan of government for the United States called?
The Articles of Confederation.
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Who organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
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How did Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?
They spread information quickly.
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When did the British realized that fighting the colonists would not be easy?
After the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?
The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War.
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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?
They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
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What effects did the Battle of Bunker Hill have?
It proved to the British that the colonists would not be easy to defeat in battle. It further angered British leaders. King George III promised to use stronger methods to crush the colonial rebellion.
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". . . Governments are instituted (formed) among Men, deriving (getting) their just powers from the consent of the governed." Declaration of Independence, 1776. What important idea do these words express?
People are responsible for starting governments and governments get their power to rule from the agreement of the people.
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Who called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britian?
Richard Henry Lee
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In what ways did colonists protest British Imperial policies?
Boycotted British goods. Wove their own cloth. Chased Tax collectors out of town. Formed Committees of Correspondence. Organized Protest. Sent Petitions to Parliment. Formed Militias.
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What was the Proclamation of 1768, and how did colonists react to it?
It was a British announcement that set aside lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans. Many colonists were angry about the proclamation, and many ignored it by continuing to settle on those lands.
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Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774, and what did it do?
It met to decide how to respond to British policies and actions, such as the Coercive Acts. It sent a petition to the king, stating the colonists' rights. It agreed to stop most trade with Britian. It asked the colonies to form militias.