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What is the right to private property?
What right makes sure your house is not searched with good reason?
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What is the Stamp Act?
Which act taxed colonists on 50 types of paper products?
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What is the battle of Yorktown?
Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
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What is a colonist loyal to Great Britain?
Loyalist?
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Who is George Washington?
Who was the main General for the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
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What is the Quartering Act?
Which act forced British troops in colonists houses, taking away their right to property?
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What are the Townshend Acts?
Which act taxed glass, paint, lead, and other items?
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What is the battle of Trenton?
Which battle did General Washington win after crossing the Deleware river on Christmas Eve?
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What is the ability to rule yourself and make your own laws?
Self-government (book definition)
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Who is Patrick Henry?
Who gave the "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech?
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What is the right to a fair trial?
The right to be heard in court when charges with a crime.
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What is the Tea Act?
Which act lead to the Boston Tea Party?
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What is the battle of Princeton?
Which battle happened eight days after the battle of Trenton?
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What is an organized protest where people refuse to buy goods?
Boycott?
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Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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What is the right to peaceful protest?
The right to boycott or criticize the government.
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What are the Intolerable Acts?
Which act closed Boston harbor and made a military general the Govenor of Massachusetts?
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What is the battle of Saratoga?
When General Gates made the mistake of fighting for Philadelphia instead of going to New York, he left General Burgoyne alone to fight this battle.
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What is a militiaman, ready to fight at a moment's notice?
Minuteman
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Who is Benedict Arnold?
Who was a famous American general who betrayed the Americans and switched sides to fight for the British?
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What are the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness?
The Declaration of Independence talked about these three unalienable rights.
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What is the Sugar Act?
Which act taxed, wines, coffee, and sugar?
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What is the battle of King's Mountain?
Which battle went badly for the British when they began fighting in the south?
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What is a law-making body in Great Britain?
Parliament
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Who is General Cornwallis?
Who was the losing British general at the Battle of Yorktown?
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