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| Were all the colonists rebels? |
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| No only about 2/3rd of them |
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| What did the representatives a the Continental Congress agree to do about the taxes? |
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| Boycott the English goods that had taxes on them |
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| How did the Battle of Lexington and Concord impact the colonists? |
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| It showed the rebels they could fight against the British for their beliefs. |
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| Which countries were on the rebel's side? |
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| What were the strengths and weakenss of the Continental Army? |
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Strengths: Good General, Knew the frontier (land)
Weaknesses needed more men and resources. |
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| What happened on Sept 3, 1783? |
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| The peace treaty was signed ending the Revolutionary War |
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| What was the Proclamation of 1763? |
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| Law that said the colonists couldn't move west of the Appalachian Mountains |
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| What did the coercive Acts do? |
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| Punishment on Boston colonists: closed Boston harbor and didn't allow them to have town meetings without permission |
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| What did the Townshend Acts do? |
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| Taxed colonial items like glass, paint, paper and tea |
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| Small army made up of citizens |
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| Refusing to buy goods due to a cause |
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| Unfair use of government power |
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| What is the Continental Army? |
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| The official American Army during the Revolutionary War |
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| Americans who are loyal to the British |
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| What is another name for the loyalists? |
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| Americans who wanted to revolt and have their independence from Britian |
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| What is another name for the rebels? |
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| What does it mean if a law is repealed? |
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| The law is canceld or taken back |
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| How did the Boston Massacre impact the colonists? |
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| Spread news about how bad Great Britain was treating them |
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| Why was the American Revolution fought? |
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| For American Independence from British rule |
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| How did the rebels protest the tea tax? |
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| Dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the sea to keep people from buying |
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| How did the French and Indian War impact the colonists? |
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| It caused the king to require colonists to pay taxes to pay for the war debts |
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| What are the key events of the Revolutionary War? |
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| Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown |
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| What were the strengths and weaknesses of the British? |
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British Strengths: many men and resources
British weaknesses: didn't know the frontier or land well (fighting on foreign soil far away from home) |
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| Nations that support another nation often during a time of war |
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| Who are the Hessians and what side were they on? |
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| German mercenaries/ soldiers hired by the British |
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| Who won the Revolutionary War? |
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