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24 Cards in this Set
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Declaration
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The act of Declaring, announcement
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Propaganda
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Information spread widely to help or harm a person
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Revolution
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an overthrow or repudiation and the trough replacement
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Capitulation
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The document containing terms of surrender
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Milita
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A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are available to fight in an emergency
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Patriot
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A colonist, that does not want to follow England
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Loyalist
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A person that is loyal to the king
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Red coat
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the British
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Who led the Militia in the French and indian war?
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George Washington
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What land did the colonists get from the french after the war
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canada, east of Mississippi, and florida
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What was the turning point in the french and indian war
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when the british captured canada
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What was the one tax that they kept?
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the tax on tea
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How did people protest peacefully
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by boycoting- not buying british products
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What happened at the boston masccur from the british perspective?
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The Colonists were cursing and thretening them.
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What did the british do to the city of boston after the tea part?
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closed the ports and wouldn't let anything come in or out
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What are the two reasons the british went to lexington and concord?
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to arrest john hanckock and sam adams
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Compare three differences between the real paul revere and the poem
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1.Paul asks a friend to warn him of a british march from boston by hanging one or to lanters in the old north church.
in real life, Dr. Warn invites paul to his house and tells him to go the lexington. 2. Paul revere is the only rider ready and warn of british regulars marching from boston he went with william dough and curnal prescot 3. Paul reached Concord he didn't make it but curnal prescot did. Paul revere got taken prisoner |
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Who wrote the declaration of independence?
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Thomas jefferson
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What was the important part in the Declaration that was left out?
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To Abolish Slavery
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What is self evident
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all men are created equally
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What are the three enaliabel rights?
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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
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Importance of Battel of Trenton
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The battle of trenton inspired men to stay in the army because of their successful attack at christmas. It also would encourage other men to join.
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Importance of Saratoga
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The great win at saratoga inspired the french to join in and help us. They are the only people that hate the british more than us.
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Importance of Yorktown
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Corn wallis was surrounded by George Washington and his army. Corn wallis had no way to go back because the french were on water. Therefore he was fully surrounded and the war was over.
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