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History(The American revolution)
Question | Answer |
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By the 18th century the British had 13 colonies in America,what were they? | NewYork, NewJersey, NewHampshire, RhodeIsland, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Georgia, NorthCarolina, SouthCarolina |
What is a revolution? | A violent removal of the leadership or government of a contry |
What was the Quartering act? | The act stating that colonists had to pay for British soldiers in North America |
What was the Stamp act? | The act that put a tax on all legal documents, newspapers,wills and licenses |
What was "No taxation without representation"? | Americans believed that England had no right to impose taxes on Americans as they did not have a representative in west minister. The sons of liberty came up with this slogan |
What was the Boston Massacre? | When the British imposed taxes on a number of goods including tea. An angry crowd threw stones at the British soldiers and the soldiers then opened fire on the crowd |
What did the British government do after the Boston Massacre? | The allowed the East India company to sell tea directly to the government without tax |
What was the Boston Tea Party? | In December 1775, when Americans disguised themselves as Indians and dumped 342 crates of tea from British ships into Boston harbour |
What were the years of the American war of independence? | 1775-1781 |
What sparked the American war of independence? | When General Gage heard that the colonists were storing weapons in Concord(A town in Boston)and took actions |
What happened in Lexington and Concord battle on April 18 1775? | 800 British soldiers marched toward Lexington and Concord. The British shot 8 and wounded 10 people. On their way back they were ambushed by the colonists and 273 British soldiers were killed or wounded. War had begun |
How were the colonists aware of the British coming to Lexington and Concord? | Paul Revere rode his horse warning people by shouting "to arms,the British are coming" |
When and what was the Battle of Bunker hill? | 17 June,1775. When 10,000 Massachusetts militiamen advanced on Boston and declared the city under siege. The British won this war |
When and where was the Capture of Montreal? | 13 November,1775. When the continental congress,meeting in Philadelphia organised a continental army under George Washington. They won this battle by invading and capturing Montreal |
When was the battle of Saratoga and who won this battle? | 7 October 1777. The Americans |
When was George Washington born? | Virginia 1732 |
When did George Washington die? | Washington DC 1799 |
Who was George Washington? | An American revolutionary leader and also the first president of the United States of America |