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On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his famous what speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses? |
Give me liberty or give me death |
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In April of 1775, the British govt. Ordered the arrest of what two men? |
Samuel Adams and John Hancock. |
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Which patriots were sent to warn them? |
Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Dr. Samuel Prescott. |
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The what met in Philadelphia in May 1775, this was the beginning of our national govt. |
Second continental congress. |
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They appointed whom as the commander of the Continental Army? |
George Washington |
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The revolutionary war began with battles at... |
Lexington and Concord |
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The who won the battle of Bunker Hill but with a very high casualty rate. |
British |
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Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense? |
Thomas Paine |
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The what was adopted by the Continental congress on July 4, 1776? |
Declaration of independence |
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Who wrote the deceleration of independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Not all Americans what to be independent? |
Desired |
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The declaration of independence was an example of what thinking? |
Enlightenment |
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The what were the British political party that was loyal to the monarch. |
Tories |
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The what were the British political party that was against the king. |
Wigs |
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What were the British advantages? |
Strong military Strong economy Industrialized |
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What were the American disadvantages? |
No standing army Population was very small |
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Christmas 1776, Washington led his men across the what to surprise the Hessian's at Trenton. |
Delaware river |
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The win at what was important for the Americans because it made other nations recognize the US as a sovereign nation |
Saratoga |
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As a result of Saratoga, the who entered the war on the American side. |
French |
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Who in September of 1779 defeated the British ship Serpis, which is still considered to be the greatest American naval victory. |
John Paul Jones |
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Winning the battle of what was a turning point for the Americans in the southern colonies. |
Kings mountain |
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Who was an an American General that turned traitor for money? |
Benedict Arnold |
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Who was the British General surrendered on October 19, 1781? Where did he surrender? |
Charles Cornwallis. Yorktown, Virginia. |
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In 1783, the what officially ended the war and recognized the existence of the United States of America? |
Treaty of Paris |
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What factors caused the British defeat? |
Poor leadership No diplomacy Not enough supplies Too far from home |
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What factors helped the Americans in their victory? |
Washington's leadership Better fighting tactics On our own soil Everyone wanted to be Americans We had aide from France |
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What were the four issues facing the US? |
Debt Economic crisis The threat of Indian attacks Difficulties in foreign relations |
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What were the four ways congress financed the American Revolutionary war? |
Issuing bonds Making requests to the states for $ Arranging loans from foreign countries and banks Printing paper $ |
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What showed the new government that the citizens of Massachusetts were struggling financially? |
Shays rebellion |
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Where was the constitution convention held? |
Philadelphia |
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Who was elected to be the chairman of the convention? |
George Washington |
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Who was the most prominent member of the convention? |
James Madison |
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The what delegated how the states were to he represented in congress? |
Virginia plan |
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The constitution convention set up the what, which elects our president? |
Electoral college |
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What was the federalist papers? |
A series of anonymous newspaper articles favoring ratification |
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The what supported the ratification of the constitution, while the what didn't support the ratification. |
Federalists. Anti federalists |
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Who wrote the federalist papers? |
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Ray. |
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What was the first state to ratify the constitution? |
Delaware |
