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What are the 4 key battles of the Revolutionary War? |
Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown |
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What was the stamp act? |
The law that said all newspapers, marriage certificates, Almanacs, and other documents Bought by the colonists had to have a seal or stamp on them |
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Who was king George III? |
The king of England |
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Who were the "red Coats" or the "lobster backs?" |
The British soldiers |
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What was the Boston Massacre? |
A fight between the colonists and the British that Started from an accidental shot being fired. 5 colonists died including Crispus Attucks, a black Patriot |
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When/what was the Boston Tea Party? |
In 1773, about 50 colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston's Harbor |
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What were the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress meetings for? |
To make important decisions for the colonist including: America must have an organized Continental Army. And that George Washington would command this army |
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Who were Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys |
A group of patriots who decided they were going to take Fort Ticonderoga from the British army |
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What was the Declaration of Independence and why did the colonists need it? |
The Declaration of Independence was written to express the reasons why the colonists wanted their Independence. The Declaration was written to explain why the Revolutionary War was being fought. |
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Make sure you know two influential peopleand are able to share 2-3 facts about them. |
Ex: George Washington, James Armistead, Nathan Hale, George Rogers Clark, Nathanael Greene, Patrick Henry, etc. |
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What date is Independence Day? |
July 4th, 1776 |
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The phrase, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" means what? |
Don't act before you have some chance of success. |
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Where did the following phrase come from? "Give 'em Watts boys! Give 'em Watts!" |
James Caldwell used hymn books from his church to help the colonists stuff their muskets with paper. |
