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American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Colonists ideas were summed in the slogan | No Taxation Without Representation |
| To continue the taxation on the colonists, Prime Minister Grenville proposed the | Stamp Act of 1765 |
| The Stamp Act required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or what when they bought paper items | seal |
| On the night of December 16, 1773, colonists disguised as what sneaked onto the tea filled ships and dumped over 340 tea chests into Boston Harbor | Native Americans |
| After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, those who supported the British were considered traitors. They were known as what often called Tories | Loyalists |
| Many Native Americans, particularly in the South, sided with who | British |
| Many Native Americans, particularly in the South sided with the British because they promised them what if they agreed to help them out | give them guns and other European goods |
| The Declaration of Independence declared that "all men are created equal" the document failed to mention | women, enslaved Africans or Native Americans |
| What was a 47 page pamphlet that was distributed in Philadelphia in January 1776, was published anonymously | Common Sense |
| The author of Common Sense was who, recently emigrated to the colonies from Great Britian | Thomas Paine |
| Common Sense changed the way many colonists viewed their | King |
| Common Sense inspired the | Declaration of Independece |
| In 1776 more than 90% of adult males in New Hampshire signed a document called the | Association Test |
| In June 1776 the Second Continental Congress formed a committee to write a document declaring independence. They formed the motto "E pluribus anum" or | out of many one |
| What formally announced the colonies' break from Great Britian | Declaration of Independence |
| Who was the Declaration of Independence main author | Thomas Jefferson |
| Jefferson argued that all people possess unalienable rights, including the rights of | life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness |
| Jefferson asserted that King George III violated the colonists' rights by | taxing them without their consent |
| Jefferson stated that the colonists had the right to | break from Britian |
| The Continental army started harassing British general who in the Carolinas | Cornwallis |
| Cornwallis moved his force of 7200 men to where in hopes of staying in communication with the British naval fleet | Yorktown, Virginia |
| The what was the last major battle of the American Revolution | Battle of Yorktown |
| After 2 years what in Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States | Treaty of Paris of 1783 |
| The Treaty of Paris of 1783 also set what | America's borders |
| The best Patriot at this style of fighting was | Francis Marion |
| Francis Marion organized what a group of guerrilla soldiers | Marion's Brigade |
| Morion's Brigade used surprise attacks to disrupt British communications and supply lines. The British could not catch Marion and his me. From that point on, Marion was known as the | Swamp Fox |
| The what was a gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America | First Continental Congress |
| Who and others believed that violence was unavoidable, while other delegates had strict orders to keep peace | Patrick Henry |
| The what was drafted a list of ten resolutions to be presented to King George III | Declaration of Rights |
| Declaration of Rights included was the colonists right to | life, liberty and property |
| Colonists who chose to fight for Independence from Great Britain were called | Patriots |
| On April 19, the British troops arrived at a town of where, near Concord where 70 armed minutemen were waiting | Lexington |
| The Battle of Lexington was the first battle of the | Revolutionary War |
| The colonists called the British soldiers what because of their bright red jackets | Redcoats |
| Because the King George's refusal to address the colonists' concerns, delegates from 12 colonies met again in Philadelphia for the | Second Continental Congress |
| Congress named a Virginian who to command the army | George Washington |
| On July 5 the delegates signed the what as a final attempt to restore harmony | Olive Branch Petition |
| The Battle of what persuaded the French king that the colonists could win the war so the French joined to help the Patriots | Saratoga |
| Who was the governor of Spanish Louisiana, became a key ally to the Patriots | Bernardo de Galves |
| Bernardo gathered a small army and together they seized British posts all the way to | Pensacola Florida |
| During the terrible winter at where some 2000 soldiers died of disease and malnutrition because they lacked protection and supplies | Valley Forge |
| Washington knew without a convincing victory, he would lose his army so he decided to take a big chance and go on the | offensive |
| Who were fast asleep when the Patriots sprang upon them | Hessians |
| What was an important Patriot victory | Battle of Trenton |
| The victory at Saratoga gave the Patriots something they had been desperately seeking | foreign help |
| Not surprisingly it came from Britain's enemies | France and Spain |
| At first Washington banned who from serving in the war | African Americans |
| African Americans not able to serve in the war changed when the British promised what | freedom to any enslaved person who fought on their side |
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