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Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Samuel Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
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The colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in
Carpe Diem
Freedom of Speech
no taxation without representation
one man, one vote
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The last major battle of the war was
the Battle of New York
the Battle of Trenton
the Battle of Yorktown
the Battle of Saratoga
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A loyalists during the Revolution may have taken part in which of these activities?
speaking in support of the English King
Housing patriot soldiers
joining the Continental Army
Writing a pamphlet protesting the Stamp Act
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Led a farmer rebellion against high taxes in Massachusetts
Samuel Adams
Chief Pontiac
Daniel Shay
General Cornwalis
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What was the Sons of Liberty responsible for?
Boston Tea Party
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
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A Native American uprising against Britain in the Great Lakes region
Pontiac's Rebellion
The Taco reBellion
Shay's Rebellion
Ronoake Rebellion
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Civilian soldiers
redcoats
minutemen
greycoats
hessians
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One of the biggest problems facing Washington and his troops was
lack of food and clothing
a lack of enthusiasm for the war
the lack of support for the war with the colonies
corruption in the army
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Set of acts that included the Quartering Act and closed Boston Harbor
Stamp Act
Tea Party Acts
Intolerable Acts
Sugar Acts
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The Antifederalists argued against the Constitution because they felt
it gave too much power to the people
it created a weak excecutive
the articles of confederation did not need to be reformed
It made the national government too strong
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One effect of the Battle of Saratoga was that
the French agreed to openly support the Americans
Americans lost over half of their army
Hessians joined to fight for the British
Americans began to lose hope of winning the war
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Father of the Constitution
Monroe Jameson
James Monroe
Monnie Jamieson
James Madison
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Leader of the Sons of Liberty
John Adams
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Charles Cornwalis
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British law that taxed colonial newspapers and other printed materials
Stamp Act
Journalism Act
Separation Act
Documentation Act
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Statement that gave reasons for the colonies' separation from Britain
Declaration of Independence
Proclamation Line of 1763
Treaty of Paris
Olive Branch Petition
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The introduction to the Declaration of Independence is sometimes called
the declaration of rights
the preamble
the summary
the resolution of independence
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The agreement that ended the Revolutionary War
Olive Branch Petition
US Constitution
Treaty of Paris
Sugar Act
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Essays written to urge delegates to ratify the Constitution were called the
Common Sense
Antifederalist Papers
Federalist Papers
Pentagon Papers
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What issue did the Great Compromise resolve?
whether taxes were to be paid with paper money
Abolition of Slavery
the veto power of the excecutive
Representation in legislature
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British commander quickly captured Georgia and South Carolina and was defeated at Yorktown
Winston Churchill
Charles Cornwalis
Thomas Burgoyne
Friedrich von Steubon
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German mercenaries hired to fight for the British
Prussians
Hessians
The Reichstagt
minutemen
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Prussian drillmaster trained Americans to be "soldiers"
Friedich Von Steubon
Macauley Culkin
Marquis de Lafayette
George Washington
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A military struggle in which the British fought against the French and their Native American Allies
17 Year War
5 Year War
French and Indian War
War of 1812
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The Battle of Trenton was important because it
Destroyed the entire British Army
Allowed for the French to support the Patriots
Boosted Patriot Morale
Led the British to believe the Patriots were defeated
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The British government decided to tax the American colonies
to pay off war debts
to teach the colonists a lesson
to finance westward expansion
to increase the standard of living in Britain
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The document that was crucial in changing public opinion to support independence was
Declaration of Independence
An account of the Battle of Lexington
Thomas Paine's, Common Sense
The Olive Branch Petition
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Policy where Britain gave its colonies more freedom to govern themselves
Taxation without Representation
Westward Expansion
Intolerable Acts
Salutary Neglect
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Frenchman who led troops in Virginia - pushed France to join the war
John Dutton
Fredrich von Steubon
John Rolfe
Marquis de Lafayette
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A foreign soldier hired to fight in the war
Civilian Soldiers
Mercenary
Minuteman
Krasnoarmiich
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All of the following were characteristics of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT
The President didn't have veto power
one vote for each state
couldn't collect taxes
it had one branch (a legislature)
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How did the British react to the Boston Tea Party?
the Intolerable Acts
the Tea Act
with Salutary Neglect
the Sugar Act
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The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of
Whether large states could have more representatives in congress
How enslaved people were to be counted in the population
How many representatives each state would have in the senate
whether congress would have one or two houses
