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What is sounded like tyranny to many colonists
The Proclamation of 1763 was designed to promote peace. Instead, it...
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What is The Olive Branch petition
The purpose of this document was to persuade King George III to make peace with the colonies
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Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Who are mercenaries?
Professional soldiers who will fight for anyone who will pay them.
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Who is Barack Obama?
The current president
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What is The Stamp Act
This Act required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of paper they bought.
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What is they saw cannons aimed down at them from Dorchester Heights
Why the British withdrew from Boston in 1776
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What is ratify?
To approve a law
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Who is Thomas Paine?
This person wrote The Crisis that helped to inspire American troops during winter at Valley Forge
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Who is Ronald Reagan?
This President was president in 1980-1988.
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What is The Boston Massacre
This was a deadly riot between colonists and British troops stationed in Boston
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Who is Thomas Paine
This person wrote Common Sense
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What is Philadelphia
The Declaration was written in this city.
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What is The Treaty of Paris?
This Treaty officially ended the American Revolution.
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Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He was president during the American Civil War
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What is to refuse to buy goods from a certain source
The definition of boycott
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What is guerrillas?
Troops who are not part of a regular army
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What is July 4th, 1776
The date the Declaration was officially ratified.
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Who is General Corwallis?
The name of the British General who surrendered at Yorktown.
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Who is William Henry Harrison?
This president served the shortest time in office (30 days)
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What is The Intolerable Acts
This Act united the colonies against Britain
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What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
The Declaration of Independence says that all people are born with certain rights, among these are:
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What is a traitor?
A person guilty of disloyalty to the government
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What is the French Revolution?
The American Revolution influenced this country's revolution.
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Who are: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy?
The four presidents to be assassinated (killed while in office)
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