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15 Cards in this Set
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Where did the Battle of Bunker Hill actually take place?
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Breed's Hill
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Describe Henry Knox in 1 word.
What did he promise Washington? |
Portley
59 cannons |
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Henry Knox said it would take him 1 fort night to deliver the cannons to Boston, but it actually took him how many weeks?
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6 weeks
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How were the cannons delivered to Washington?
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On sleighs attached to oxen
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What did Washington threaten to do to the British if they didn't evacuate immediately?
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"Blow them out of the water."
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After Washington threatened to "blow the British out of the water," where did they flee to?
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Nova Scotia
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What was the petition called that offered peace to England for the last time?
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The Olive Branch Petition
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How did King George react to this petition?
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He was very angry, and tore it up. He was upset, and sent troops to crush the rebellion.
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What document did Thomas Paine write? How was it written?
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Common Sense
It was written very persuasively, and agressively |
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Who, from the Second Continental Congress did "Common Sense" convince about freedom, inparticular?
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Richard Henry-Lee.
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who signed the biggest?
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John Hancock
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How many sections of the Declaration of Independence were there? Were all the ideas of the Declaration highly original?
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There were 3 sections
Most of the ideas were from the "Enlightening Period" of England |
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Which 2 peoples were defending their countries from America?
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The patriots and the loyalists/tories
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Who was the "Old Fox"?
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George Washington
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