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During which event did the first fighting, skirmish, between redcoats and minutemen occur?
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Battle of Lexington
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Who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense arguing that the time had come for American Independence?
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Thomas Paine
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Which European country supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary war?
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France
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Which event confirmed American Independence and set the boundaries of the new nation?
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The Treaty of Paris
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In which incident did Crispus Attucks play a significant role?
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The Boston Massacre
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Which of the following men helped found the Sons of Liberty?
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Samuel Adams
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What did the Townshend Acts bring about?
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Indirect taxes on imported goods
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How did the colonists react to the Intolerable Acts?
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The First Continental Congress drew up a declaration of colonial rights
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Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence?
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John Locke
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During the Revolutionary War what did the Continental Army lack?
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Food and ammunition
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The formation of the Sons of Liberty was a response to
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The Stamp Act
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One direct result of the Intolerable Acts was
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The convening of the First Continental Congress
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The document that was crucial in changing public opinion to support independence was
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense
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The Continental Army scored its first and much needed victory at
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Trenton, New Jersey
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Duties on materials imported from Britain such as glass, lead, paint, and paper went into effect after Parliament passed the
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Stamp Act
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The Boston Massacre was a response to
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The stationing of British troops in Boston
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The low point of the Revolutionary War for the Continental Army was
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The winter at Valley Forge
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Samuel Adams called April 19 1775 "a glorious day for America" because
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The fight for independence had begun at Lexington and Concord
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In the colonies in 1776 Patriots made up
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About half of the population
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The involvement of Marquis de Lafayette in the war meant that
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American troops would gain reinforcements
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The Stamp Act placed a tax on goods imported from Britain including glass, paper, paint, and tea.
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false
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The colonies' response to the Intolerable Acts was to assemble the First Continental Congress
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True
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While drafting the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson drew on the Enlightenment ideas of English philosopher Thomas Paine
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False
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The British defeat at Valley Forge resulted in France signing an alliance with the Americans.
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False
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The Treaty of Paris signed in September 1783 ended the war and set the western boundary of the United States at the Ohio River.
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False
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Egalitarianism is a belief in the equality of people
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True
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In spring 1775, British troops marched to Bunker Hill to seize stockpiles of firearms and gunpowder.
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False
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Friedrich von Steuben trained American troops to become an effective fighting force.
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True
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Colonists who displayed loyalty to Great Britain and King George were called Patriots.
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False
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The British decided to negotiate a peace settlement after General Gage surrendered at Yorktown.
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False
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Discuss the ways in which the colonists responded to British actions between 1765 and 1770.
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boycotts, protests, riots; committees of correspondence: states sent out information to each other about british aggression and actions, etc
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Name two advantages the British had in the war and two that the Continental Army had. In your opinion, why were the Americans able to win the war?
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- First off the British Army had the support of the Royal Navy. They also had the manpower edge, and more money to wage the war. Also they had a proffesional military which was one of the finest in the world. - The Continentals were fighting on their home field. That made logistics way easier. They also knew for a fact they could not give up, as there actions were treason against the crown. As such they had more desire to win. Finally England had several enemies who came to the Colonial's aid, namely France.
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Why do you think colonial leaders continued to hope for peace with Great Britain?
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They were open to a compromise with the British government that would avoid an all out war - which they were by no means convinced they could win in 1775.
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Identify and describe three or four main events in the war. Which of these events do you think could be called the turning point of the war?
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Saratoga - britian surrender Trenton - huge victory Battle of Yorktown Battle of Princeton
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How were the Intolerable Acts different from the earlier Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts? What response did these actions provoke from the colonists and why?
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The Intolerable Act limited the political and geographical freedom of the colonists. It was basically a punishment from the British to the colonist over the Boston Tea Party. The Stamp Act and Townshend Act was a tax on goods. The Stamp Act was a law that all written documents such as books, marriage licenses, letters, birth certificates, etc should ALWAYS have a stamp on it. The Townshend Act put tax on paper, sugar, molasses, tea, etc.
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The Continental Army suffered serious setbacks at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. How were the Americans able to turn things around and defeat the British?
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Even though the Continental Army was losing battles, they were still wearing down British forces who were a LONG way from home. But the real turning point was two things. The Americans found some huge success on the Southern front thanks to Gen. Nathaniel Green and subordinates like Daniel Morgan, who invented and implemented guerilla tactics that drove the British crazy. And secondly, the French entered the war on the American side, which gave the Americans a counter to British sea power, plus the French attacked British ports worldwide, making the rebellion into something of a world war. This kept the British from concentrating forces on America alone.
