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Who was the most powerful voice of the Great Awakening?
George Whitfield
When did the First Continental Congress take convene?
1774
The British secured control of the St. Lawrence River during the french and Indian War with a victory at the Battle of _____
Quebec
Spain received what colony in the Signing of the Treaty of Paris
Florida
Who was called the Swamp Fox?
Francis Marion
Who was the first black female writer in America?
Phillis Wheatley
When did the Boston Tea Party take place?
1773
Who founded the Sons of Liberty?
Which foreign country aided the Patriot cause the most during the War for Independence?
France
Who preached the most famous sermon in American History during The Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
Who helped lead a Stamp Act protest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
John Adams
When did the Second Continental Congress convene?
1775
What is the full date for the start of the War for Independence?
April 19, 1775
Which country lost most of her American territory in the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
France
Who was the Patriot commander at the Battle of Saratoga?
Horatio Gates
Who was a missionary to the Native Americans?
David Brainerd
When was the Battle of Yorktown?
1781
Which Act was considered to be one of the Intolerable Acts although it was not one of the Coercive Acts?
Quebec Act
After losing the city of Philadelphia, General Washington's army spent the winter camped at _____
Valley Forge
Who was a patriot spy disguised as a Dutch schoolteacher?
Nathan Hale
Who was the Prime Minister who passed the Intolerable Acts?
Charles Townshend
When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
1783
William Blackstone's definition of the law of nature influenced the Declaration of Independence through his four-volume work ____________
Commentaries on the Laws of England
What French fort repelled a British attack under George Washington?
Fort Duquesne
Who was the Jewish financier of the Patriot cause?
Haym Salomon