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Do you have progressive study on?

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If no, go to the settings in the upper left and change it, I’m switching it up it up this time

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Is this a stand-in for reading the textbook?

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NO, literally people way smarter and succinct than me wrote the textbook and as cool as Mr. Roberts is he glosses over a lot of stuff in the slides we cover

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What was the writs of assistance?

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A legal document which helped Brit officials control colonial merchants (like a search warrant)

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Who argued against writs of assistance?

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James Otis Jr.

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Why was Britain really low on cash?

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French and Indian war happened and as you may know wars are expensive, also maintaining british troops in another country is expensive too

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When was the Stamp Act enacted?

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1765

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Who put in place the stamp act?

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Prime minister George Grenville

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How odd was it for the British government to enact taxes on its colonies?

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Not odd at all, after all Britain literally were the people who sent them there and allowed them to be there

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What did the stamp act state?

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Colonial papers and documents had to have a stamp on them showing tax was paid

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When was the stamp act repealed?

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1766

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What was the Declaratory act?

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Stated britain had the right to control colonies in any manner deemed necessary to Parliament

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When was the declaratory act enacted?

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1766

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What did the Townshend acts state?

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placed import tax on certain goods coming into America

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Who instituted the Townshend acts?

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Charles Townshend

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When was the Townshend acts put into place?

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1767

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When did the Boston Massacre take place?

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1770

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Who started the Boston Massacre

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Edward Garrick

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What did Edward Garrick do to upset an officer?

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talked some smiggity smack

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Who was the officer Garrick talked smack to?

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Hugh White

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How did Hugh White respond to being talked smack to by Garrick?

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He smacked Garrick with the butt of his gun

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Who is the British commander that responds to the following commotion of the Boston Massacre by bringing soldiers?

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Thomas Preston

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What was the one thing Thomas Preston specifically told his soldiers to do while heading towards the commotion leading up to the Boston Massacre?

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Hold their fire

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What are the reasons people assume the massacre started?

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Between the yelling, general violence, and depravity of the situation somebody probably misheard an order or got really really uppity with the colonists

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How many colonials died in the boston massacre

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five

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Who was the African American thought to be a leader in the commotion leading up to the Boston Massacre who died as a martyr for the cause

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Crispus Attucks

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Who was the renowned silversmith who published the propaganda of the boston massacre

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Paul Revere

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Who defended the soldiers who fired at the crowd during the Boston Massacre, acquitting many of their murder charges

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John Adams

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Just as an idea that I had that the picture primary source is probably gonna be the Paul Revere propaganda drawing, how does Paul portray the British?

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in a line, not being attacked by colonials, firing on orders

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How does paul revere portray the colonials in his propaganda drawing?

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helpless, in a crowd, not furiously attacking the British

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What were the British soldiers being pelted with?

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Snowballs (didn’t find a good way to work this into a question so here we are)

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When was athe boston tea party

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1773

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What was the boston tea party?

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An open flaunting of British authority, threw tea and drank coffee

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Who let the ships with tea to land in Boston Harbor?

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Thomas Hutchinson

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Who was the royal governor of Massachusetts?

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Thomas Hutchinson

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Who was the founder of the “Sons of Liberty”?

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Sam Adams

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What was one of the notable accomplishments of the sons of liberty?

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They did the whole boston tea thing

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Why does Sam Adams have a vendetta against the British?

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Confiscated Father’s investments, losing his family’s wealth and prosperity

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Around when was Sam Adams relevant?

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1770s ish, mid 1700s

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Who was the son of a minister whose father died and mother sent to live with their wealthy aunt and uncle?

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John Hancock

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How did John Hancock suddenly become the heir to the Hancock fortune?

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The relatives he was sent to were childless and wanted a child, he just so happened to fit the role

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Where was John Hancock sent in order to help him prepare to run the Hancock business

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Harvard

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Who was made President of the 2nd Continental Congress?

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John Hancock

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What did the Intolerable Acts do?

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Close ports of Boston and put Massachusetts under martial law

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What is martial law?

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To be put under military control

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When were the Intolerable Acts implemented?

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1774

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What did the Quebec act do?

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Reaffirm proclamation of 1763 (no crossing the appalachian mtns for settlement)

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Why was the Quebec act implemented?

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The French had a strong influence in the Ohio valley by now, also Brit wanted to have amiable relations again

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When was the first continental congress?

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1774

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For what purpose did the continental congress happen?

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To boycott Brit guards and train state militia

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Where did the first continental congress meet?

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Philadelphia

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When did the delegates of the first continental congress agree to reconvene on?

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1775

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What is mercnatilism?

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Economics system where wealth or a country’s worth was determined based on amount of gold in the country’s treasury, often directly related to the amount of colonies owned

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What did mercantilism lead to?

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a large rush among European powers to go acquire more colonies

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What advantages did the British have in the war?

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Largest army, best/most experienced navy, money and acccess to resources

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What disadvantages did the British have in the war?

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Offensive war (tie/loss not acceptable), foreign war

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What advantages did the Colonials have during the war?

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Defensive war (win not necessary, could tie and still get independence), foreign aid (France), fought on home

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What disadvantages did the Colonials have during the war?

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Mostly militia, non-existent navy, little money/trading ability

58
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When was George Washington relevant in the revolutionary war

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Mid 1770s

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Who became a commander of the continental army despite not having formal military training

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George Washington

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Why was it important George washington was from virginia>

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It was important to make the war not seem like a war for New England

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What wealthy family did George washington marry into?

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The Custis Family

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What was the Olive Branch Petition

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Colonists pledged undying support to George III and blamed Parliament for troubles between England and its colonies

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Who made the Olive Branch Petition

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Second continental congress

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What did King George III make of the Olive Branch Petition

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He decided to declare the colonies in revolt against him

65
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How was King george III able to hire German soldiers to fight in his war

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He was a member of the German Royal House of Hanover

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Who was the British immigrant who came to the American colonies to encourage colonial separation from Great Britain

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Thomas Paine

67
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What are two of the works that Thomas Paine wrote

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Common sense and the Crisis

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What did Thomas Paine try to accomplish with his writing?

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Lift American Spirits/convince loyalists

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Who was the Virginian who attended the second continental congress wrote the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What were Thomas Jefferson’s feelings concerning his need to write the Declaration of Independence

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Not positive

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Why were Thomas Jefferson’s feelings concerning the Declaration of Independence not positive?

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He wanted to return to Virginia to write the state constitution

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When was the Declaration of Independence written?

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July 4, 1776

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What were Thomas Jefferson’s feelings concerning slaves?

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Super evil, but didn’t get rid of his slaves

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Who was the British army commander who led troops out of Boston to raid a colonial munition supply at Concord

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Thomas Gage

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When was Thomas Gage relevant?

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1775

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Where did the confrontation concerning Thomas Gage occur?

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Lexington

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What happens once Thomas gage and gang steamroll the militia at Lexington?

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They find the munitions have moved

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What really sucks about the fact that Thomas Gage didn’t end up finding the munitions supply?

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20 mile trek back to Boston

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What happened on the 20 mile trek Thomas Gage marched back to Boston?

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Militia shoot them a whole bunch with guerrilla attacks

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What was the overall result of the Lexington/Concord fight?

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Technically the British won but they suffered m u c h more losses

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Who was the famous author who coined the phrase “The shot heard around the world”?

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Around when was Ralph Waldo Emerson relevant?

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1800s

83
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When did Bunker Hill take place?

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1775

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What was the event where colonials steal a bunker hill outside of Boston, blitzing the British who tried to take it back?

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Bunker Hill

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Who was the British major who decided to shove a bunch of frontal assaults at the problem of Bunker Hill

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Major William Howe

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On which assault did the British take back the position of Bunker Hill?

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the third

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Why did the colonials finally lose the position of Bunker HIll?

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They ran out of supplies and munitions

88
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What made King George III officially declare the colonists in revolt?

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Bunker Hill

89
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Which battles were commanded by Washington, accessed through the Delaware River?

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Trenton and Princeton

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What was kinda dirty about how he won those battles?

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He attacked during Christmas, since the colonists didn’t really celebrate it and the British did so that was kinda screwed up

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When was the battles of Princeton and Trenton?

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Around 1776

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How were the battles of Trenton and Princeton significant?

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They weren’t really significant but they did really boost American morale

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Which came first, the battle of Trenton or Princeton?

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Trenton

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When was the battle of Saratoga?

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1777

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Where was the battle of Saratoga?

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Upstate Newyork

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How did the British decide to isolate New England and end the Revolutionary war?

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A three pronged attack

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Who was involved in the three pronged attack against New England

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John Burgoyne, William Howe, and Barry St. Leger

98
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Who was the renowned commander for Brits who moved southward from Lake Champlain?

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John Burgoyne

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Who was the british military general who travelled with way too many setbacks and arrived to the rendezvous really late only to see nobody there

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Burgoyne

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Who was the Brit commander in new York who would lead his troops down from the Great Lakes region and move eastward to rendezvous?

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Barry St. Leger

101
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Who led their army to Philadelphia seeking washington but stayed for the nightlife cause winter sucks

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Howe

102
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Who was the Brit commander in New York who was supposed to lead troops up the Hudson River Valley

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Howe

103
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Who was the British military general who was defeated at the battle of Oriskany

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St. Leger

104
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Who was the future betrayer of America who dumped a bunch of water to stop the British invasion of Fort Ticonderoga

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Benedict Arnold

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When was Benedict Arnold relevant?

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1776

106
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What are the results of the battle of Saratoga?

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Burgoyne is the only one who advances, has to surrender to General Horatio Gates

107
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When did the battle of Saratoga wrap up?

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October 19, 1777

108
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Who was on the Colonists’ side after seeing them win the Battle of Saratoga

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French

109
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Why was Fort Ticonderoga important?

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Stopped the British from accessing passage to New England from North Canada

110
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where is valley forge?

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Pennsylvannia

111
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What was the season when Washington was in Valley Forge?

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Winter

112
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What caused many soldiers to die in Valley Forge?

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Malnutrition, exposure, disease

113
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From whom did the soldiers of Valley Forge learn about innoculation (like vaccines but with less steps)

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Native Americans

114
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Who was the professional prussian soldier who trained the continental army and made the a respected fighting force

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Baron Von Steuben

115
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Who created the first ever army field manual

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Baron Von Steuben

116
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When did Baron Von Steuben arrive at Valley Forge

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1778

117
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What battle was the last of the Revolutionary war?

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Yorktown

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When was the battle of Yorktown?

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1781

119
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Who was the Brit who wanted to move troops to Yorktown and thought when Washington arrived to lay siege he could just skedaddle from the port with the British Navy

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Lord Charles Cornwallis

120
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Who was the (basically) French leader of the French army in America who came with said army to attack Brits in Yorktown?

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Comte de Rochambeau

121
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Who was the French Commander who ordered the French navy to blockade the Atlantic Coast, therefore preventing Charles cornwallis from fleeing with the British navy

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Comte de Grasse

122
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Why was Cornwallis forced to surrender?

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Trapped between French/colonial militia and French Navy

123
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Who played the largest part in the battle against the British in Yorktown?

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The French (saying the colonials conquered the British with some help from the French is like a child saying they killed a bear with their dad according to the textbook)

124
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What treaty was supposed to be made in conjunction with the French allies

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Treaty of Paris

125
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When did the Treaty of Paris take place

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1783

126
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Who were the American delegates who went to Paris to broker a treaty with Britain with their French allies?

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Ben Frank, John Adams, John Nay

127
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What did America do behind France’s back concerning a treaty with Britain?

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Make a separate treaty

128
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Why did America go behind France’s back to make a treaty with Britain

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France had very different goals in mind for the treaty than colonists (colonists wanted freedom, France wanted blood)

129
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What does America gain from the Treaty of Paris

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independence and land all the way to the Mississippi River

130
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What was America expected to do after the Treaty of Paris

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repay Brit debts and cease persecuting loyalists

131
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Although a stipulation of the Treaty of Paris was to cease persecuting loyalists, what was the problem with that

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No way to enforce it

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