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26 Cards in this Set
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What was the Stamp Act?
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The stamp act was a tax that was imposed by britain to colinists that required a stamp on all printed documents.
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Who were the Sons of Liberty?
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the sons of liberty were a secret restance group who harrased stamp agents, custom workers and royal governs.
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What act prompted the formation of the Sons of Liberty?
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the stamp act
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What was the effect of Common Sense on the colonies?
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people were more aware of peoples rules and it made them want to support independence
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What were the Townshend Acts?
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acts the british placed on imported materials
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What was the boston massacre a response to?
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the british were pissed because of colonal colinists taking jobs.
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what event did samuel adams call "a glorious day for america"?
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the battle at lexingtion and concord.
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in 1776, waht percentage of the population were patriots?
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50%
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Name the first battle the occurred between minutemen and redcoats.
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battle at lexington
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Who wrote Common Sense?
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thomas paine
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name the european country that supported the war for independence
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france
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what was the olive branch petition?
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a document that sent was sent to king george the third to resolve peace and harmony to england and us.
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who was crispus attucks?
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a man killed during the boston massare. he was an african american and was the first man to be killed
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Who helped form the sons of liberty?
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samual adams
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What was the declatation of independence?
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a document signed by men to declare our independence from britan that listed grevences against the king
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name the battle that was a turning point in the war
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saratoga
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who wrote the declatation of independence?
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thomas jefferson
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what concepts were used in the writing of the declaration?
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people have natural rights to life liberty and peoperty. people consent to a governmenet who protects rights people can resist or over through a government
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from whom were these concepts borrowed?
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john locke
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what was a loyalist?
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loyalists were colinsits who supported britain
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what was a patroit?
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a colinst who supported independence
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name the french aristocrat who aided the continental army?
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marquett de lyfiatte
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who headed the continental army?
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george washington
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name the treaty that ended the revolutionary war
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the treaty of paris
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name the last major battle of the revolutionary war
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the battle at yorktown
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who was the british general at the last major battle?
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cornwallis
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