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15 Cards in this Set
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1. What was the first battle of the American Rvolution?
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Battle of Bunker Hill.
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2. who wrote common sense?
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Thomas Paine
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5. What was Crispus Attucks involved in?
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The Boston Massacre
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6. Who helped found the Sons of Liberty?
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Samuel Adams.
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7. What did the Townshend Acts do?
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It made indirect taxes on glass, lead, paint,and paper as they came into the colonies from Britain. Also a three-penny tax on TEA.
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8. Which philosopher was an influence to the author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Johne Locke.
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9. What placed tax on goods from Britain, including glass, paper, tea and paint?
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Townshend Acts.
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10. What was the assembling of the First Continental Congress in reaction to?
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The defended the colonies' right to run thier own affairs. supported the protests in Massachusettsand stated if the British used force againt the colonies, the colonies should fight back.
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11. What resulted in the French signing an alliance with the Americans?
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All europen nations recognized the United States of America.
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12. What is th belief in the equality of people?
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Egalitarianism.
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13. Where did the Britich march to sieze stockpiles of weapons in the spring of 1775?
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Breed's Hill.
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14. What men helped train the American troops?
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Minutemen.
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15. What were colonists who were loyal to King Geeorge III?
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Loyalists.
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3. What other countries supported the colonies during the Revolution?
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4. What ended the war and set the boundaries of the new nation?
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