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| T or F, Col George Washington lost the Battle at Fort Necessity. |
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| List three items taxed by the Stamp Act. |
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1.Playing Cards
2. Diplomas
3. Dice
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| How many colonists died in the Boston massacre. |
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| The cause of the french and Indian war occurred as a result of a land dispute where? |
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| What were some items taxed under the Townshend Acts? |
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| Glass, lead, paper, paint, tea |
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What laws were administered under the Intolerable Acts?
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| The MA charter was revoked, the Quartering act was enforced, the port of Boston was closed. |
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| The Colonial Rider that warned that the British were marching outside of Boston. |
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| British General who led an attack on Fort Duquesne and was killed in battle. |
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| British General in the Battles of Lexington and Concord. |
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| Who was George Washington? |
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| Virginia commander at the Battle at Fort Necessity. |
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| British Governor who established the military strategy that defeated the French at Fort Duquesne? |
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| Black dock worker killed at the Boston massacre. |
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| British minister, the right hand man to King George and convinced parliament to repeal two acts. |
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| Who was Marquis de Montcalm? |
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| French commander at the Battle at Quebec |
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| British commander at the Battle at Quebec. |
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| What were the occupations of the Sons of Liberty members? |
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| Shopkeepers, merchants, artisans, laborers. |
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| What did Patrick Henry state? |
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| Taxation without representation. |
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| What did the colonists dress up as during the Boston Tea Party? |
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| What was thrown at the British during the Boston Massacre? |
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Rocks, ice, snow, shells, etc.
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| Who was the British customs schooner that would steal American cargo? |
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| What two acts did Fredrick North convince Parliament to repeal? |
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| The Quartering and Townshend |
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| T or F, The "Shot around the World" occured in the battle at Concord? |
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| T or F, the British East India Company was given the right to monopolize colonial tea. |
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| Was the Stamp act repealed by the Brithish parliament? |
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| What was the name of the British tax collector whose house was burned to the ground. |
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| Where did the first Continental congress meet? |
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| How many minute men were killed in Lexington? |
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| Who was Robert dinwiddle? |
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| New governor at beginning of French and Indian war. |
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| What was the first battle of the French and Indian war? |
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| The battle at fort necessity. |
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| What did the Virginia company encourage? |
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| British settlements west of the appalachain mountains. |
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| What was the Albany congress? |
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| Where delegates from the American colonies met with leaders of the Iroquois nation to draw up a treaty that all of the colonies would sign. |
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| What were the plains of Abraham? |
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| Outside the city walls of Quebec where the British lined up to take it over. |
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| What did the treaty of Paris give the British? |
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| British gained Spanish Florida, Canada, and all land east of the Mississippi except for the port of new Orleans. |
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| What did France get to keep in the treaty of Paris. |
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| Two small islands in the carribean sea, Martinique and Guadalupe. |
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| What did the quartering act do? |
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| Required any colony where troops were stationed to provide them with living quarters and supplies. |
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| What did the stamp act do? |
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| Required all legal documents to have a stamp, like licenses, diplomas, almanacs, and playing cards. |
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| What were the townshend acts? |
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| Added indirect taxes and the admiralty court enforced the law. |
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| What did the currency act do? |
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| Said the colonies coulnt issue paper currency. |
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| What did the declaratory act state? |
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| All tax laws affect all 13 colonies. |
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| What did writs of assistance do? |
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| Granted British officers the right to search a person or their home without a search warrant. |
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| Who were the leaders of the sons of liberty? |
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| Sam Adams and John Hancock. |
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| Along with Andrew oliver's house what was burnt by a mob? |
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| Records of the admiralty court. |
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| What was the nonimportation agreement? |
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| Where American merchants promised not to buy British goods until the stamp act was repealed. |
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| Who was one of the first people to suggest forming own country and stated taxation without representation? |
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| What were colonists protesting prior to the Boston massacre? |
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| Job discrimination in the wharf district. |
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| What did crispus Attucks do? |
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| In the Boston massacre he grabbed a British soldiers bayonet and threw the man down. |
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| What did colonists call british soldiers? |
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| What was the committee of correspondence? |
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| Set up to communicate with other colonies about threats to American liberties. |
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| How many pounds of tea were thrown into Boston harbor during the tea party? |
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| Warriors ready in a minutes notice |
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| What did the intolerable acts do? |
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| Close the port of Boston and revoke the Massachusetts charter. |
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| What did the suffolks resolves do? |
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| Denounce the intolerable acts and form militias to resist their enforcement. |
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| Who was the only colony not present in the first continental congress? |
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| Who fired the shot heard around the world in Lexington? |
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| How many men were sent to warn Lexington and concord of the British (or regulars) attacks? |
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| Who was sent to warn Lexington and concord of the British attack? |
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Paul revere
William Dawes and
Sam Prescott |
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| Pennsylvania statesman who wrote "letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania" |
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| Where did the battle at Bunker hill take place? |
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| Where was the colonial defense set up? |
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| The Charlestown peninsula |
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| What happened at Bunker hill after the 3rd British charge? |
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| The colonists ran out of ammunition and were forced to evacuate. |
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| Who won the battle at Bunker hill and what was the number of casualties for each side? |
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| The British won with over 1,000 casualties compared to the colonists 400 |
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| A colonist who was loyal to the British government. |
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| German mercenaries who fought for the British during the American Revolution. |
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| type of combat in which rebels who specialize in sudden hit and run attacks make surprise raids on their enemies. |
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| What was the bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary war? |
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| The Battle at Bunker hill |
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| Leader of 50 ships when the Americans made their own naval force |
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| What was the Leage of Armed Neutrality? |
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| Continental congress making trade agreements with the French. |
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| What were the two types of armies? |
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| What was the difference between the militia army and continental army? |
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| The militia soldiers were from the colonies and were paid by the colonies, the continentals were professionals paid by the Continental Congress. |
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| Why were continental soldiers preffered over militia soldiers? |
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| They were professionals, had complete loyalty, and more reliable in battle. |
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| What did Washington do a lot of? |
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| Pleading with continental congress for more supplies. |
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| Who was Richard Henry Lee? |
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| Drafted the Resolution for the D of I. |
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| Who was Thomas Jefferson? |
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| A young lawyer from Virginia who formalized the draft of the D of I made by Richard Henry Lee. TJ's was called the Proper Dress. |
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| Who were the 5 men appointed to prepare the formal declaration? |
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| John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. |
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| What were the four parts of the D of I? |
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1 Preamble
2 27 reasons for separation
3 Formal Declaration of War
4 Outline of new theory of government |
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| What are some main points in the preamble of the D of I? |
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| All men are created equal and life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. |
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| What are Inalienable Rights? |
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| The right of the people to rebel against tyranny |
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| What is a preamble specifically for the D of I. |
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| 1st part and introduces a basic summary of what will be stated in the document. |
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| What happened July 4th 1776 |
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| The D of I was adopted by the members of the 2nd Continental Congress. |
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| What were advantages of patriots in the war. |
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| Knew the land, relied on women, good leadership from Washington, aid from France, will to fight. |
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| What were some patriot disadvantages in the war? |
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| untrained soldiers, volunteer only army, no central government, lack of currency. |
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| What were some British advantages in the war? |
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| Manpower from Loyalists and Hessians, trained soldiers, well financed. |
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| What were some British disadvantages in the war? |
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| They didn't know the land, took a while to get supplies, the loyalists were unorganized, relied on Hessians. |
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| What was the Patriot style of fighting in the war? |
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| What was the British fighting style? |
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| Strict regimentation, reliance on admirals |
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| What did the patriot women do in the war? |
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| Made bullets and uniforms, cooked, nurses, spies and messengers. Sometimes fought. |
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| How did colonists finance the war? |
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| Sold bonds, printed money called "continentals", borrowed money from foreign goverments. |
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| What was a Militia diplomat? |
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| American Representatives sent to European countries to seek commercial trade treaties. |
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| Superintendent of finance for the war who set up an organized financial system. |
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| French king who gave approval to provide assistance to the Americans by covert methods. |
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| Who became the major American negotiator? |
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| When did the French become directly involved in the war? |
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| After the battle at Saratoga |
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| What did France give us during the war? |
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1. money
2. ammunition
3. naval force
4 armed forces |
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| Who was Marquis de Lafayette? |
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| A commander in the French forces who volunteered to serve under General Wasington's command. |
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| leader of the Green Mountain Boys and captured 59 cannons at Fort Ticonderoga. Took from the British. |
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| Which American commander helped transport 59 cannons from Ticonderoga to Boston? |
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| After Fort Ticonderoga, where do the British evacuate to? |
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| What was the goal of the Battle at Canada? |
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| To prevent the British from isolating New England |
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| American commander that led troops through a 350 mile trek in untracked wilderness to Canada for battle, broke his leg in battle. |
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| What happened to 500 men on the journey to Canada for the Battle at Canada? |
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| Died of bitter cold and lack of food. |
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| How long did it take for American forces to attack Quebec after they reached Canada? |
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| What happened in the battle of Canada? |
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| The british reinforcements turned back the American assault and forced a retreat. |
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