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American Revolution Quiz
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History
6th Grade
01/29/2013

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British fought the French in America
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French and Indian War
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Who won the French and Indian War?
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Great Britain
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Proclomation of 1763
Definition
prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
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Stamp Act
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was a tax on all printed materials in the colonies
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Quartering Act
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required colonists to provide housing for British soldiers
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Townshend Act
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required colonists to pay a duty (tax) on items such as tea, paper, glass and paint
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Boston Massacre
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occurred when colonists in boston were shot after taunting British soldiers
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Sons of Liberty
Definition
an organization led by Sam Adams that was responsible for many protests
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Boston Tea Party
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Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led the colonists in dumping tea into the Boston Harbor
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Intolerable Acts
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caused the Boston Harbor to be closed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
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1st Continental Congress
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where delegates from all of the colonies met to discuss problems with Great Britain and discuss independence
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Lexington
Definition

1st armed conflict of the Revolutionary War was where?

(shot heard round the world)

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Thomas Paine
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author of Common Sense
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loyalist
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someone who believed in principles of the king and supported England
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patriot
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someone who believed that the colonist had the right to govern themselves
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Paul Revere
Definition
made the daring ride to warn the colonists of British arrival
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Patrick Henry
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outspoken member of the House of Burgesses that gave the "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
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George III
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King of England during the Revolutionary War
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George Washington
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commander of the Continental Army
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Thomas Jefferson
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major author of the 

Declaration of Independence

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John Adams
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championed the cause of American independence  (also defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre)
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