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American Revolution

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Who “discovered” America? christopher columbus
What was the first successful colony of the 13 colonies Jamestown , virginia
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America? mayflower
What colony did the Pilgrims settle? massachusetts
Who owned the 13 colonies? great british
Who won the French and Indian War great british
What was the cause of the British trying to tax the colonists? a tax on the colonists. they had to buy stamp on documents like newspapers, contracts, playing cards
What was the Stamp Act? Give examples british was in debt from the french and indian war
Why did the colonists think the Stamp and Townshend Acts were unfair? they were not represented in your parliament
What is a parliament? a group of landmarks its like our congress
What does the phrase “ no taxation without representation” mean? means we cannot be taxed, we are not represented in your parliament
What does boycott mean? to refuse to buy products or services
Why did the colonists boycott British goods? to force british parliaments to end the stamp act
What did the colonists boycott? british goods
What was the Quartering Act? colonists had to pay for housing for soldiers
Why were the British so angry about the Boston Tea Party colonists dumped 342 crates of tea into the ocean as a protest
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? thomas jefferson
Who did we go to war against in the American Revolution? great british
Who was chosen as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution? george washington
What was the main cause of the American Revolution? unfair taxes
What is the date we celebrate our independence? july 4th 1776
Define a loyalist? some who was for Great British and against independent
Define a patriot? someone who was independent from great british
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