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30 Cards in this Set
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How many presidents have there been?
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43
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which 2 presidents were members of the continental Congress?
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Benjamin Franklin and
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What began to run the colonies?
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Congress
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what set up the 1st post office?
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Continental Congress
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the Continental Congress started the continental Army who was put in command?
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George Washington
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What helped with having freedom?
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Olive Branch Partition
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Who published a pamplet called Common Sense?
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Thomas Paine
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In January 1776 Thomas Paine called for independence from where?
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Great Britain
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In June of 1776 Congress writ a rough draft calling for what?
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Independence
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Who was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence on July 4?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
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John Hancock
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The what explains why declaration was needed?
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the Preamble
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The preamble was created to unite the colonists and tell them why they were what?
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Fighting
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the preamble told other countries why what was needed and hopefully to get support?
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Independence
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Which presidenet was the 1st 2 live in the White House?
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John Adams
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What does it mean that men have right to Life,Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness?
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that everyone is equal
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rights are given to man by who?
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god
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How old is the white house?
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208 yrs old
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When did women get the right to vote?
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1920
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In the preamble what does it mean when it says men?
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everyone
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loyalists stayed faithful to _____ _______.
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Great Britain
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Patriots were determined to gain ____________.
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Independence
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What Battle was the turning point?
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The Battle of Saratoga
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2nd Continental Congress set up the __________ Army with George Washington as Commander in Cheif.
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Continental
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When did King George the thrid sign the Olive Branch Petition
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1775
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Soldiers had to send soldiers over the Atlantic Ocean 4 what?
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Weapons and more soldiers
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As the war went on, it became ________ in Great Britain.
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unpopular
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The one advantage the colonists was that they were defending their own ____.
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land
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The fighting was mostly hit and run not ____ vs. army.
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army
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The Colonists had a ______ leadership.
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strong
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