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incident in which a snowball fight led to five colonists being killed by British soldiers
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Boston Masacre
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French and Indian War occurred because the French and English both claimed land
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along the Ohio River
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People who wanted America to be free from the English
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Patriots
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the French and Indian War occurred in what years
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1754-1763
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act that required a stamp or seal on every document in the colonies
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Stamp Act
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young Virginian that gained valuable experience in the French and Indian War
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George Washington
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commander of all British forces in the North American colonies during the French and Indian War
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Edward Braddock
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the important English right denied to the colonists
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representation in Parliament
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British government dropped all taxes except
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tea
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Why did British soldiers move on Lexington and Concord
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to capture patriot leaders and weapons
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young Virginian that gained valuable experience in the French and Indian War
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George Washington
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commander of all British forces in the North American colonies during the French and Indian War
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Edward Braddock
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the important English right denied to the colonists
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representation in Parliament
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British government dropped all taxes except
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tea
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Why did British soldiers move on Lexington and Concord
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to capture patriot leaders and weapons
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young Virginian that gained valuable experience in the French and Indian War
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George Washington
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commander of all British forces in the North American colonies during the French and Indian War
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Edward Braddock
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the important English right denied to the colonists
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representation in Parliament
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British government dropped all taxes except
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tea
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Why did British soldiers move on Lexington and Concord
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to capture patriot leaders and weapons
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Virginia patriot who said "give me liberty or give me death".
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Patrick Henry
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Massachsetts patriot who rode from Boston to warn that the British were coming
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Paul Revere
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Second Continental Congress made the important decision that who would command the American Army
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George Washington
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fort that ws captured by Ethan Allen and the "Green Mountain Boys"
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Fort Ticonderoga
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German soldiers hired by the British
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Hessians
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patriot who said,"I have not yet begun to fight"
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John Paul Jones
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battle that showed the British that untrained Americans could fight
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country", was said by
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Nathan Hale
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victories on the frontier by this man gained the Northwest Territory for America
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George Rogers Clark
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Washington's victory here led to the surrender of the entire British army
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Yorktown
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before crossing the Delaware River Washington and his men spent a harsh winter here
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Valley Forge
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the agreement signed by England giving the colonies their freedom was
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Treaty of Paris
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the highest court in the land
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U.S. Supreme Court
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first plan of government in the United States
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Articles of Confederation
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plan for the United States government used today
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Constitution
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its actual writing was done by Thomas Jefferson
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Declaration of Independance
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government controlled by the citizens through their elected representatives
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constitutional republic
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two main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederations
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could not collect taxes
power to settle arguments |
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Washington's speach when he finished his term as President
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farewell address
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who is given credit for doing the most work on the Constitution
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James Maddison
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the lady who is said to have stitched the first United States flag
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Betsy Ross
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the three branches of government
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executive
legislative judicial |
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two houses of Congress
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Senate
House of Representatives |