History(The American revolution)
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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
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| What is a revolution? | A violent removal of the leadership or government of a contry
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| What was the Quartering act? | The act stating that colonists had to pay for British soldiers in North America
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| What was the Stamp act? | The act that put a tax on all legal documents, newspapers,wills and licenses
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| What were the years of the American war of independence? | 1775-1781
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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"
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| 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
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| 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
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| When was the battle of Saratoga and who won this battle? | 7 October 1777. The Americans
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| When was George Washington born? | Virginia 1732
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| When did George Washington die? | Washington DC 1799
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| Who was George Washington? | An American revolutionary leader and also the first president of the United States of America
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