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Author of Common Sense
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Thomas Paine
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This person sewed flags and banners during the Revolution....
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Betsy Ross
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How did the Battle of Bunker Hill turn out?
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The British won, but they lost hundreds of soldiers...it was a costly victory
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On whose side was General Charles Cornwallis?
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British
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The other name for Massachusetts militia....
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minutemen
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Wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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Name the group that improved communication throughout the colonies
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Committees of Correspondence
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What set of laws were passed as a result of the Boston Tea Party?
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The Intolerable Acts
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Did African Americans fight on the side of the British or the side of the Americans?
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Both sides
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The commander-in-chief of the American Army...
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George Washington
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At which battle was the "shot heard 'round the world"?
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Battle of Lexington
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What was the main result of the Battle of Saratoga?
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The French agreed to help the Americans
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On whose side were most Indians in the French and Indian War?
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The French
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Identify the lowest point for the Americans during the Revolution....
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the winter at Valley Forge
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Name the treaty that ended the war....
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Treaty of Paris
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Which was the last battle of the Revolution?
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Battle of Yorktown
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How did George Washington get his military experience before the Revolution?
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he fought in the French and Indian War
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Name the famous African-American killed in the Boston Massacre....
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Crispus Attucks
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Which British general surrendered to end the war?
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General Cornwallis
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What was the main reason for the FRench and Indian War?
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The 2 countries quarrled over land in North America
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The main complaint Americans had about the British taxes....
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Americans had no reprsentation in the British government
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Name the British law-making group...
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Parliament
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Name the group of Boston citizens who organized the Boston Tea Party....
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Sons of Liberty
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In which colony were the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
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Massachusetts
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Which side had more soldiers in this war?
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The British
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Which side seemed to fight harder in this war?
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the Americans
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In which city did the Continental Congress meet
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Philadelphia
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During which Continental Congress was the Declaration of Independence written?
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second
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In which colony is Valley Forge?
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Pennsylvania
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Who led the Americans in the most famous sea battle of the war?
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John Paul Jones
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Which battle became the turning point of the American Revolution......
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The Battle of Saratoga
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Which side won the French and Indian War?
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The English (with the help of the American colonists)
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The main reason for the many new taxes placed on the American colonies....
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England was deeply in debt because of the French and Indian War
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How many American dies at the Boston Massacre?
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five
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Which army was larger and had more weapons?
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The British Army
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Which of these was not a British general:
Cornwallis Revere Burgoyne |
Revere
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Which army knew the territory better?
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The American Army
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Did the war begin the New England, Middle or Southern colonies.....
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New England (outside of Boston)
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Which of these battles came first......Yorktown, Saratoga or Bunker Hill....
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Bunker Hill
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Which came first....Second Continental Congress, The Stamp Act, The Battle of Saratoga....
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The Stamp Act
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After which battle did the French agree to join the Americans
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The Battle of Saratoga
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