American Revolution 1606 - 1776
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| Who “discovered” America? | Christopher Columbus
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| What was the first successful colony of the 13 colonies? | Jamestown, *Virginia*
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| What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America? | Mayflower
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| What colony did the Pilgrims settle? | Massachusetts
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| Who owned the 13 colonies? | Great Britain
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| Who won the French and Indian War? | Great Britain
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| What was the stamp act? | A tax on the colonists. They had to buy a stamp on documents like newspaper, contracts and playing cards
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| What was the cause of the British trying to tax the colonists? | British were in debt from the French and Indian War
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| Why did the colonists think the Stamp and Townshend Acts unfair? | They were not represented by the British Parliament
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| What is a parliament? | A group of lawmakers, it's like our Congress
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| What does the phrase “ no taxation without representation” mean? | We cannot be taxed without representation within your parliament.
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| What does boycott mean? | To refuse to buy goods and services
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| Why did the colonists boycott British goods? | To force British Parliament to end the Stamp Act tax
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| What did the colonists boycott? | British goods
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| What was the Quartering Act? | Colonists had to pay for housing for British soldiers
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| Why were the British so angry about the Boston Tea Party? | Colonists dumped 342 crates of tea into the ocean as a protest
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| Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson
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| Who did we go to war against in the American Revolution? | Great Britain
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| Who was chosen as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution? | George Washington
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| What was the main cause of the American Revolution? | Unfair taxes
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| What is the date we celebrate our independence? | July 4th, 1776
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| Define a loyalist? | Someone who was for Great Britain and against independence
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| Define a patriot? | Someone who was for independence and against Great Britain
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