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What was the source of the "pep talk" given by George Washington?
Yankee Doodle
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Common Sense
The Crisis
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In which year was the Treaty of Paris signed?
1780
1781
1782
1783
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When did the Revolutionary War begin?
1775
1776
1774
1777
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Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
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Means abuse of power
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Dictation
Tyranny
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Who was the Americans' strongest ally?
the French
the Hessians
the Dutch
the Spanish
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Old British fort which supplied arms for theContinental Army
Fort McKinley
Fort Knox
Ticonderoga
Sumter
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American victory (called a turning point) which led to support from European nations
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
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Who was the British commanding officer at Yorktown?
Lord Cornwallis
Francis Marion
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Paine
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In which year did the final battle take place?
1779
1779
1783
1781
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Which word means a forcible overthrow of a government?
skirmish
declaration
revolution
battle
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Hit and run attacks are an example of this type of warfare
guerilla tactics
squadrons
regiments
pony express
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John Adams defended British soldiers for this
The Stamp Act
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea Party
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The Marquis de Lafayette and Baron Von Steuben helped the Americans here
Trenton
Saratoga
New York
Valley Forge
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What was the final Battle of the war?
Trenton
Saratoga
Concord
Yorktown
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Victory: Dec. 25,1776 location
Trenton
Yorktown
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
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To cancel a law
withdraw
remove
negate
repeal
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Small army of ordinary citizens
farmers in armor
Mini army
militia
band of brothers
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This act placed a tax on all papers, such as legal documents and newspapers.
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
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Who was the Prussian military officer who trained the troops at Valley Forge?
General Gage
Friedrich Von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Sent to George III asking to end the quarrel between the British and the American colonies
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
The Crisis
Common Sense
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Names a person who sides with the British.
Patriot
Neutralist
Cornhusker
Loyalist
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This led to the Proclamation of 1763
The Boston Massacre
The French and Indian War
The Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
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Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses S. Grant
Sam Adams
George Washington
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He wrote
Common Sense
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Pain
Thomas Paine
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What was the formal agreement that ended the American Revolution?
The Declaration of Sentiments
The Treaty of Paris
The Declaration of Independence
The Olive Branch Petition
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The first shots of the American Revolution were fired here
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Breeds Hill
New York City
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According to the Declaration of Independence, government is created to
protect the people's rights
declare wars
harshly enforce laws
create social classes
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What phrase represents the American colonists' biggest objection to new British laws?
Live long and prosper
Taxation without representation
join, or die
sic, semper, tyrannus
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Patriot women showed their support this way
Making posters
Baking cookies
Boycotting British goods
Rioting in Boston
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Who were the Germans that fought for the British?
corporals
milita
infantry
mercenaries
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To be called a "Summer Soldier" is considered. . .
a compliment
funny name
an insult
an order
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Explanation of why the colonies were separating fromBritain
U.S. Constitution
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation