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What was the battle of Saratoga? |
Turning point of the revolutionary war. |
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What was the Boston Massacre? |
British soldiers shot colonists after being taunted-1770 |
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What was the Boston Tea Party? |
Patriots threw chests of English tea in the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea act of 1773. |
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What was the First Continental Congress? |
Meeting of colonial delegates who discussed problems with England and promoted independence. 1774 |
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What was the battle of Lexington and Concord? |
Location of where the first shots were fired to begin the Revolutionary War. 1775 |
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What was the surrender at Yorktown? |
Battle which marked the end of the Revolutionary War. |
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What was the Stamp Act and who profited most from it and why was it abolished? |
Tax placed on written materials that benefited British parliament. |
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