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| Who was famous for his brave speeches in defense of colonists' rights? |
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| What issue helped unite the colonies? |
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| Britain wanted the colonists to pay taxes. |
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| What group successfully discouraged the stamp agents from enforcing the Stamp Act? |
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| What group was dedicated to spreading news more quickly among the colonists? |
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| Committees of Correspondence |
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| What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts? |
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| Britain punished colonists for the Boston Tea Party. |
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| A colonist who supported King George III of Britain |
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| What is one reason the British decided to march to Lexington? |
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| to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock |
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| Who warned people in Lexington and Concord of the British attack? |
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| Which battle started the American Revolution? |
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| Who was affected by the decisions of the Second Continental Congress? |
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| How did Thomas Paine's Common Sense affect many of the colonists? |
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| It convinced many that Americans should seek independence. |
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| What is the main argument in the Declaration of Independence? |
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| People are born with rights that cannot be taken away. |
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| How did Washington's victory at Saratoga affect the war? |
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| It was the war's turning point. The rest of the world started to believe the colonists could beat the British. |
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| What was the role of African American Patriots during the war? |
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| They fought in almost every battle of the war. |
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| How did women contribute to the war? |
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| Women made clothing for the men, wrote about the war, and brought food to the men. |
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| How did other nations help the colonists during the American Revolution? |
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| They sent ships and troops, and they trained the Americans. |
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| What was the importance of the Battle at Yorktown? |
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| It was the last major battle of the American Revolution. |
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| What caused the British to pass the Stamp Act? |
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| Britain needed to pay for the high cost of the French and Indian War. |
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| What caused the Boston Tea Party? |
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| The colonists were angered at being forced to buy tea from one company and having to pay a tax on it. |
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| What caused the colonists to write the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Colonists thought they had no other choice because King George did not reply to the Olive Branch Petition and said he would use force to put down any rebellion. |
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