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How does Greenville plan to pay for debt for war?

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Mercantilism

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Who resisted the taxes from Britain?

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Boycotts, Sons of Liberty

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What three taxes are used to have Americans chip in for debt?

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Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp act

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What did the sugar act tax?

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Everything made of suar

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Where do you go if caught smuggling sugar into the colonies?

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Vice-admiralty court

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What does the Quartering Act allow?

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British soldiers to live and eat with the colonists

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What did the Stamp Act tax?

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All printed material

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What did the Stamp act lead to?

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Stamp act congress

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What does the Stamp act congress do?

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Repeals stamp act and greenville forced out of power

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What were the natural rights for colonists?

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Life, Liberty, Property

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Who takes natural rights from Magna Carta?

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John Locke

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Colonists got their natural rights if they did what for government?

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obeyed

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13
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Who started sons of liberty?

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Samuel Adams

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What did the Townshend Acts do?

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Higher taxes on lead and paint

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How many people are wounded at the Boston Massacre?

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11

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How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?

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5

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Who was Prime Minister after Pitt?

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George Greenville

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18
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Who was wounded and testified for the British?

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Patrick Carr

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What happened to the soldiers in the trail?

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They were acquitted

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What 3 things rose tensions in the colonies?

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Burning of H.M.S. Gaspee & Liberty, Alexander Mcdougall imprisoned for 2 years, Hutchinson Letters

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Who is the new Royal Governor of Mass.?

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Thomas Gage

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What was the colonists response to the Tea Act?

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Boston Tea Party

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How much money in tea was destroyed?

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20,000£ (pounds)

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What did the Boston Tea Party lead to?

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Intolerable acts

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What was the first part of the Intolerable Acts?
Port Bill- Closes harbor
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What was the second part of the Intolerable acts?
Mass. Gov. Acts- Limits power of Colonial legislature
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What was the 3rd part of the Intolerable acts?
Administration of Justice Act- If applicable for death penalty, trial in England
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what was the last part of the Intolerable acts?
More troops in Boston
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What met on Sept. 5, 1774 in PHI?
First Continental Congress
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What conclusions did the First continental congress meet?
Intolerable acts illegal Encourage Boycotts Encourages forming militia Right to petition- from Magna Carta
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What did Joseph Galloway propose?
One central Gov. with the ability to tax under the kings control
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What happened to Galloway's proposal?
Rejected
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New england declared rebellion against George III in what battle?
Lexington and concord
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Soldier seized what from the colonists?
Weapons
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Who led british in Lexington and concord
Gage
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Who takes leadership while Sam Adams and Hancock are in hiding?
Joseph Warren
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Who did warren tell to spread word of the British coming?
Paul Revere
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How many people show up to Lexington?
70- Colonists lose
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How many colonists come to concord?
3,000-4,000
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Who defended the British in the trail of the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
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What was in PA and was led by John Hancock?
Second Continental Congress
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What petition did they come up with that apologizes for their actions?
Olive Branch Petition
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What did the congress support?
Militias
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Who is commander in chief?
George Washington
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Who are sent to get canons from Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
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Who leads British in Bunker Hill?
Gage
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Who fills in for Washing ton in Bunker Hill?
Israel Putnam
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Who wins Bunker Hill
British
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Who leads Continental Navy?
Esek Hopkins
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What does Samuel Richard lead?
Continental Marine Corp
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Where do the Marines take recruits?
Tuns Tavern
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Which two people take Quebec?
Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold
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Who wins battle of Quebec?
British
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Where is the British Blockade?
Along the whole coast
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What does Thomas Paine write?
Common Sense
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Who replaces Gage when he retreats out of Boston?
William Howe
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What city is Howe stationed in?
NYC
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What kind of troops does Howe have?
Regulars and mercenaries
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Who is in the Committee of Five?
``` B. Livingston (NY) Roger Sherman (CT) B. Franklin (PA) Thomas Jefferson (VA) John Adams (MA) ```
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When is Jefferson's draft approved?
July 2nd
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Where does Washington form another great escape?
Hudson River
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When Cornwallis follows Washington to PA, where does he end up stationing?
Princeton
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Who rows Washington's men over the Delaware on Christmas night?
John Glover
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Who buys the boats for Glover?
Alexander Hamilton
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Who won the Battle of Trenton and Princeton
Americans
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Who wins Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Paoli
British
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What happens to Philly?
Taken by British
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Who tries to cut off NE in B. of Saratoga?
Burgoyne
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Who defeats Burgoyne?
Arnold
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Who calls for the Grand Forage?
Nathaniel Green
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Who is Prussian and brought in to teach the soldiers?
Fredreich van Steuben
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Who was the that writes good about the Americans?
Marquis de Lafayette
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In battle of Monmouth Cornwallis retreats to what city?
NYC
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Which two people are given 1/2 army each?
Lafayette and Lee
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Lee retreats leading to what?
British victory
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What does the Navy attack?
British merchant ships
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Who do the navy raid?
England and Scotland
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Who is the Scottish sailor that helps the navy?
John Paul Jones
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What does Arnold do?
Betrays the country
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Who does Arnold meet with?
Clinton
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What does Arnold give to Clinton?
West Point plans
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Who uses guerrilla warfare to weaken the British?
Francias Marion
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Who sails from Carribean to VA to help block British?
Admiral de Grasse
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What battle does de Grasse win?
Battle of Capes
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Who starts making peace negotiations in Paris?
Franklin John Jay John Adams
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What does Treaty of Paris 1783 say?
Kingdom of Great Britain will respect the Decleration of Independence

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