Revolution Test 5Th Grade

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militia

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volunteer military force

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liberty

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freedom

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petition

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a written request signed by many people

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delegate

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a member of an assembly

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traitor

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someone who turns against his or her country

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loyalists

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colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution

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rebel

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to refuse to obey those in charge because of different ideas about what is right

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repeal

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to withdraw or cancel

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treason

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the betrayal of one's country by giving help to an enemy

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assembly

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a lawmaking body

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patriot

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colonist who supported the fight for independence

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stamp act

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one of the first British laws taxing the colonies

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boycott

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to refuse to do business or have contact with person, group or country

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Amerian Revolution

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the war between the colonists and the british

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Intolerable Acts

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the reaction of the British Parliament to the Boston Tea Party

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Committee of Correspondences

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committee formed by the colonies to keep each other informed

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mercenary

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a soldier who is paid to fight for another country

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first continental congress

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a meeting of colonial delegates to decide on a plan to oppose the Intolerable acts

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sons of liberty

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groups of colonists who organized protests against the British government

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town meeting

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citizens who gather to solve local problems

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treaty of paris

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in this 1783 document, the British recognized the US' independence and agreed upon new boundaries for the US

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lexington

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where the first battle of the american revolution took place

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boston tea party

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a protest in which colonists dumped chests of tea into boston harbor

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townshend acts

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laws that made colonists pay taxes on everyday items imported from Britain

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minutemen

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trained soldiers, ready at a minute's notice

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second continental congress

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meeting of colonial delegates began in may 1775 to decide how to respond to the fighting between the british & the colonists

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declaration of independence

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this document explained why the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain and set out the rights and responsibilities of people in a democracy

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continental army

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this fighting force was made up of colonial troops to protect the colonies against British attack

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battle of bunker hill

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a famous battle between the british and minutement

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who was patrick henry

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made speeches that inspired many colonists to fight for freedom

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who was paul revere

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with William Dawes, alerted colonists that British soldiers were headed for concord

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who was thomas paine

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wrote a pamphlet called common sense in which he argued that the colonists should separate from Britain

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who was mercy otis warren

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a writer who encouranged colonists to give up tea and other goods from Britain

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who was john adams

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agreed to defend the british soldiers involved in the boston massacre

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who was ethan allen

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led the green mountain boys in capturing fort ticonderoga

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why was the stamp act passed & how did the colonist respond?

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Taxed on paper products, colonists protested with rate. As a result, British repealed the act. The sons of liberty protested & they attacked the tax collectors

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why was the townsend act passed & how did the colonist respond

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tea, paper, glass, lead & paint were taxed. Colonist boycotted these items. The Boston massacre happened

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why was the intolerable act passed & how did the colonist respond

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Parliment ordered colonists to take care of soldiers. Colonists rebelled Britain. Parliment repealed the intolerable acts

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compare strengths of the continental army with those of british army

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continental was a weak army, hardly able to fight the British, they later got help which helped them win the war. CONTINENTAL ARMY had a greater motivation, didn't have to ship guns or troops and knew the land well. BRITISH was a strong army, used the navy to help them attack worn out colonists

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Why was the declaration of independence an imporant document to the patriots

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THE d.o.c. IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT aMERICA IS A FREE COUNTRY. It explained why the colonies were breaking away from Britain. It states that all men are created equal.