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American Revolution
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Question | Answer |
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which group were wealthy, older merchants, rich landowners, religious leaders, and were loyal to King George lll? | Loyalists |
what group that wanted freedom? | Patriots |
Which war was when the patriots were storing gunpowder and cannons in Concord, Massachusetts? | Battle Of Lexington and Concord |
Which war was when Militia leaders decided to build a fort on Bunker Hill? | Battle Of Bunker Hill |
Which war was a turning point, when Benjamin Franklin had been trying to get French to help, and won? | Battle Of Saratoga |
Which war was in Virginia where the French built a navy blockade and captured the British? | Battle Of Yorktown |
Who was the leader of the Continental Army and the first president? | George Washington |
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
Who was the 2nd president of the United States? | John Adams |
Who wrote the pamphlet called Common Sense? | Thomas Paine |
Who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence? | John Hancock |
Who went on a midnight ride to warn the Patriots? | Paul Revere |
He was the King of England | King George lll |
He was a printer, writer, inventor, scientist, and publisher | Benjamin Franklin |
Who wrote an angry speech against The Stamp Act? | Patrick Henry |
Who is the leader of the Sons of Liberty? | Samuel Adams |
He was a loyalist governor of Virginia | Lord Dunmore |
He was a patriot writer that wrote plays and poems supporting Independence | Mercy Otis Warren |
which speech said,"All people are created equal and have the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness | Declaration of Independence |