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| Why did Britain tax the colonists? |
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| To pay for the French and Indian War. |
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| what does "Taxation without Represetation" mean? |
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| To be taxed without any say. |
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| what were 2 ways the colonist reacted to taxation? |
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| they were mad and started to boycott. |
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| How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre? |
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| Why did the British fire on the colonists? |
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| What was the Boston Tea Party? |
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| A response to British taxes. |
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| Who warned the Colonists "the regulars were coming?" |
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| What happened at the battle of Lexington and Concord? |
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| The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War |
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| What document declared America's independence? |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Who wrote "Common Sense?" |
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| What is the significance of the battle of Saratoga? |
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| It marked a turning point in the war. |
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| Credited with making the first American flag. |
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| A woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary war. |
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| An American general who defected to the British Army. |
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| What is the Treaty of Paris? |
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| An agreement ending French Power in North America. |
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| Who was George Washington? |
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| He was an American general who unified troops. |
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| What's important about Yorktown? |
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| It's the the location where the British surrendered to the Americans. |
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| What does "surrender" mean? |
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| What did the Puritans do? |
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| They set up Massachusetts Bay Colony. |
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| What does the name "Benedict Arnold" mean? |
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| It's a name used to describe a traitor. |
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| Colonists who supported the British |
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| Providing a soldier with housing and food |
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| It's the shutting of a port |
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| What do the 13 stars on the American flag represent? |
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| Helped colonists defeat the British |
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| It's a tax by British on printed materials. |
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| What did the Green Mountain Boys do? |
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| They brougt cannons to Boston. |
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| What happened at the Boston Massacre? |
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| British soldirs panic and fire on colonists |
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| He was a British General. |
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| What does "representation" mean? |
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| To speak on your behalf in legislature. |
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| Colonists who rebelled against te British |
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