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35 Cards in this Set
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Who did the Second Continental Congress select to head the army besieging Boston?
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George Washington
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From April 1775 to July 1776, how were the colonists affirming loyalty to the king?
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By secretly voicing their desire to patch up difficulties while also raising armies and killing redcoats
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What happened at Ticonderoga and Crown Point?
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In May 1775, a tiny American force captured the British garrisons here. Gunpowder and artillery were secured here
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Who led the force to Ticonderoga and Crown Point?
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Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
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What did the colonists capture in June 1775?
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Bunker Hill
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What happened to Bunker Hill shortly after the colonists captured it?
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The British took it back with a large number of soldiers
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What petition did the Second Continental Congress adopt in July 1775?
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The "Olive Branch Petition"
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What did the "Olive Branch Petition" profess?
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It professed American loyalty to the king while also begging the king to stop hostilities
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What happened to the "Olive Branch Petition"?
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It was rejected by the king
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What decision did the Americans have to make after their "Olive Branch Petition" was rejected?
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Whether to fight to become independent or submit to British rule and power.
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What did King George III proclaim in august 1775?
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He proclaimed the colonies were in rebellion.
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What did King George III hire to bring order to the colonies?
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German Hessians
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What did the British do in October 1775?
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The British burned Falmouth, Maine and attacked Canada
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Why did the colonists attack Canada?
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In hopes that it would close off a possible British striking point
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What did the colonists do in October 1775?
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Attacked Canada
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Why did the attack on Canada fail?
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General Richard Montgomery was killed
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Where did the British set fire to in January 1776?
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Norfolk
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What did most Americans view Britain as?
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"The Mother Country"
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What did Thomas Paine release in 1776?
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A pamphlet called 'Common Sense'
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What did Thomas Paine's pamphlet argue?
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The colonies had outgrown any need for English denomination and should be given independence
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What type of political society did Thomas Paine come up with?
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A Republic
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How did a Republic work?
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Power came from people themselves instead of a king
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What was passed on July 2, 1776?
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Richard Henry Lee's resolution of declaring independence
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Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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When was the Declaration of Independence approved by Congress?
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July 4, 1776
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What did the Declaration of Independence explain?
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Everything the king had done to the Americans
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During the War of Independence, what were the Loyalists called?
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"Tories"
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During the War of Independence, what were the Patriots called?
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"Whigs"
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Where were the Patriots most numerous?
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Where Presbyterianism and Congregationalism flourished- mostly in New England
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Where were the Loyalists most numerous?
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Where the Anglican church was strongest; they were least numerous in New England
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What started happening to the Loyalists after the Declaration of Independence?
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They were hanged, imprisoned, and roughly treated
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Why did the British concentrate on New York City as a base of operation?
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Because Boston was evacuated in March 1776
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In what battle were George Washington and his men forced to flee to Manhattan Island?
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The Battle of Long Island
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Who was George Washington's adversary?
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General William Howe
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What did George Washington capture on December 26, 1776?
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1,000 sleeping Hessians
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