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20 Cards in this Set
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What was the role of the French in the American Revolution?
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They helped the Americans in the War of Revolution. Britian had taken them out of America and they wanted to help the Americans drive the British out.
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Who were the minutemen?
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Commoners like farmers, carpenters, and blacksmiths who worked on a minute's notice
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TRUE or FALSE
The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, PA. |
True
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Who was the leader of the Continental Army? A. Thomas Jefferson B. William Howe C. George Washington
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C. George Washington
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Loyalist sided with the ______.
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British
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Patriots sided with the _______.
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American colonists
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Who was the British king during the Revolution?
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King George III
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TRUE or FALSE
James Madison created the Virginia Declaration of Rights. |
False. George Mason created the Virginia Declaration of Rights and was a member of the Virginia Convention
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The Virginia Declaration of Righs influenced the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
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Yes, it did
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence.
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Yes, but Thomas Jefferson wrote majority of it
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When was the Declaration of Independence approved?
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July 4, 1776
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The opening shots of the Revolution were fired at which location?
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Lexington or Lexington Green
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George Rogers Clark captured Las Vegas?
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No, he captured the Ohio River Valley
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Who surrendered to George Washington in Yorktown?
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Lord Cornwallis
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Which battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Bunker Hill took place at
A. Bunker Hill B. Breeds Hill C. Lexington |
B. Breeds Hill
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Which battle was the actual first battle of the Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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Who lost the first battle of the American Revolution?
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Americans
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Who was the first casualty that led up to the Revolution?
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Crispus Attucks and several others who died in the Boston Massacre
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Articles of Confederation was not the plan for the U.S. government. YES or NO
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No, it 'was' the plan for the first U.S. government
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