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26 Cards in this Set
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What colony is associated with the Mayflower Compact? |
Plymouth |
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What is the name of the Spanish conquerors who came to invade American native empires? |
conquistadors |
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What is the name of the practice of trading between Africa, Caribbean and New England? |
Triangular trade route |
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What were the three (3) advanced civilizations in the Western Hemisphere before Columbus? |
Maya, Aztec, and Incas |
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What were the three (3) reasons for English colonization? |
Economic, religious, and political freedom |
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What were blanket search warrants to search anywhere and at any time? |
Writ of Assistance |
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Date the Declaration of Independence was signed (year)? |
Jul y 4, 1776 |
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What act prohibited the publication of pamphlets, newspapers, or legal documents without a British stamp? |
Stamp Act of 1765 |
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What was the name used for colonists who were for independence? |
patriots |
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What was the name used for colonists that supported Britain and were against independence? |
tories or loyalist |
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The patriot who declared "Give me liberty or give me death?" |
Patrick Henry |
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Who was the Boston silversmith who rode through the night to warn that the British were coming? |
Paul Revere |
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Who was president of the Second Continental Congress? |
John Hancock |
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Who was the Commander In chief of the army appointed by the Second Continental Congress? |
George Washington |
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Call the father of the Constitution? |
James Madison |
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Who organized the "Son's of Liberty" in Boston? |
Samuel Adams |
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Who became King of England in 1760 and served as king during the Revolutionary War? |
George III |
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Who led the committee that authored the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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What incident occurred on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers killed 5 Bostonians? |
Boston Massacre |
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The "shot heard round the world" was fired at this location? |
Lexington |
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During the winter of 1777-78, Washington and his troops camped at this location? |
Valley Forge |
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General Cornwallis surrendered to Gen. Washington at this location? |
Yorktown |
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What was the meeting of the delegates from the colonies to send a letter to Parliament in protest of treatment? |
First Continental Congress |
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The river that Washington ferried his troops across on Christmas 1776? |
Delaware river |
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Location of the Constitutional Convention? |
Philadelphia |
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Why was the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge so hard on the Continental Army? |
Very cold, lack of warm clothes, food, and supplies |
