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45 Cards in this Set
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A sudden complete change, such as the overthrowing of a government
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A. revolution
B. ally C. congress D. delegate |
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A friend
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A. revolution
B. ally C. congress D. Parliament |
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Meeting of representatives
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A. revolution
B. ally C. delegate D. congress |
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A representative
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A. ally
B. Parliament C. delegate D. revolution |
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A law-making group in England
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A. Parliament
B. ally C. delegate D. revolution |
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Who fought the French and Indian War?
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England and France, the Indians helped both sides
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Why was the French and Indian war fought?
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Over control of the Ohio River Valley
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Why did both England and France build forts near Pittsburgh?
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To protect their lands
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What did Ben Franklin present to unite all the colonies?
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The Albany Plan of Union
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What were 2 of the reasons that English General Braddock lost?
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1. The English tried to fight in the open while the French and Indians hid behind trees
2. The English wore bright red uniforms |
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An order form a country's leader to its citizens
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A. proclamation
B. pioneer C. revolution D. delegate |
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A person who first settles in a new place
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A. proclamation
B. pioneer C. revolution D. congress |
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Who won the French and Indian War?
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England
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What was England given in the peace Treaty of Paris?
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Canada, Florida, the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River?
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What caused Pontiac's Rebellion?
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Chief Pontiac wanted to stop the loss of Indian hunting land
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What did King George's Proclamation of 1763 say that the English could not do?
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Buy or settle land west of the Appalachian Mountains
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Who was allowed to use the land west of the Appalachians?
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Only the Indians
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Why were the colonist not happy with King George's Proclamation?
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They felt it took away some of their rights
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Who was one of the earliest pioneers to cross the Appalachian Mountains and then later settle in Kentucky?
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Daniel Boone
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Refuse to buy
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A. boycott
B. repeal C. liberty |
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To cancel
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A. boycott
B. repeal C. liberty |
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Freedom of people to make their own laws
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A. boycott
B. repeal C. liberty |
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After the French and Indian War what did Parliament want the American colonies to do to support British soldiers in America?
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Pay more taxes
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England's Parliament passed many tax acts, what items did they tax?
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Sugar, newspapers, almanacs, legal documents, licenses, and playing cards, lead, glass, paint, tea, and paper
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The colonist did not like the taxes, why not?
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Because they felt that they had no say on what was being taxed
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What motto did the colonist come up with after they were taxed?
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"no taxation without representation"
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Colonist shouted insults and threw rocks and snowballs at British soldiers during what massacre?
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The Boston Massacre
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At the Boston Massacre, when did the British soldiers fire weapons at the crowd?
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When the crowd started to move toward them
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To use warships to prevent other ships from entering or leaving an area
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A. blockade
B. quarter C. intolerable |
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To feed and provide shelter
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A. blockade
B. quarter C. intolerable |
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Unacceptable
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A. blockade
B. quarter C. intolerable |
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Parliament repealed (got rid of) all the taxes except which one?
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The tax for tea
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Who dressed as Indians and boarded the ships carrying tea?
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The Sons of Liberty
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The Sons of Liberty threw tea off of a ship into the Boston harbor, what is this known as?
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The Boston Tea Party
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The citizens of Boston were punished for the Tea Party with Intolerable Acts, what did these acts do?
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1. Closed the port of Boston
2. Ordered colonists to quarter British soldiers 3. Stopped town meetings in Boston |
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Where did the First Continental Congress met?
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Philadelphia
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What did the First Continental Congress discuss?
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They discussed how the colonies should respond to the British threats
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What were minuteman?
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Colonial soldiers that could be ready to fight in a minute's notice
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The British went to Lexington to arrest who?
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John Hancock and Sam Adams
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What did the British capture in Concord?
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Weapons that were stored there
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Who warned people that the British were coming?
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Paul Revere
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What is the leader of all military forces called?
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The commander-in-chief
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How did the Second Continental Congress prepare for war?
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By:
1. Hiring full-time soldiers 2. Putting George Washington in charge of all troops 3. Printing money to pay the soldiers |
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Where was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War?
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Bunker Hill
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How did the British prepare for war?
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By:
1. Making their army in America bigger by hiring foreign soldiers (Hessians) 2. Trying to get help from Indians |
