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Revolutionary War Flashcards

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What was the name of the war between England and France from 1954-1763

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French and Indian War

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Where did the French and Indian War start?

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Ohio River Valley

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Who helped star this war

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George washington

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what was the devicive batlle of this war

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Battle of qubec

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What territory did England NOT recive from the French and Indian war

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Florida

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What was the western boundary for the colonies

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Appalachian moutains

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What was the name of the Indian rebellion against the British after the French/Indian War

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Pontiac Rebelion

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The reason the Pontiac Rebelion occured was?

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indians feared the English taking over their land

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Wich act prevented colonists from crossing the Appalachian moutains

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Proclamation of 1776

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Wich act was placed a tax on paper products

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stamp

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In order to raise money to pay war debts, England decided to

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impose taxes on the American colonists

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Wich act placed a tax on paper products

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sugar

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Wich act stationed British troops in colonists houses

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quartering

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Refusal to buy goods are called?

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boycott

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Wich act forced the colonists to buy tea from the British east India co

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tea

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a tax on imports are called

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tarrif

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refusal to buy goods is called

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boycott

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complete control of a product or service is called

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monopoly

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people like samual Adams opposed British taxes because the colonists did not have?

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representatives in parliment

20
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when British soilgers oped fire on the colonists in Boston was called

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the Boston massacre

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one of the first people to die for the American cause was an ex-slave named?

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Crispus Attucks

22
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who made the engraving of the shooting in boston

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Paul revere

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Wich lawyer defended the british troops from the Boston massavcere in court

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John adams

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Patriot

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person who wanted independence for the American colonies

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loyalist - Tory

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person who remained loyal to Britain and the king

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Minute man

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man who could fight in war quickly

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first continental Congress

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meeting to repeal the intolerable acts

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second continental congress

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meeting where the declaration of indpencece was written and approved

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sons of liberty group

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patriot group that fought against British authority.

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George washington

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leader of the continental army during the revolutionary war

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Ben franklin

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minister to France, signer of the declaration of independence

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Thomas jefferson

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writer and signer of the declaration of indpendence

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John adams

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defened the British soilgers in court and signed the declaration of idependence

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Sam Adams

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leader of the sons of liberty - signed the declaration of indpendence

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John handcock

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leader of the sons of liberty- signer of the deception of independence.

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the name for the britishes response was the ________ acts

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intolerable

37
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king during revolutionary war was?

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George third ((111)

38
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what was the first battle of the rev war

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battle of bunker hill

39
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who was the most important writer of the declerationn

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jefferson

40
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what city Washington loose

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new york

41
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midnight ride man warning #thebritisharecoming

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Paul Revere

42
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what River Washington cross

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dleware

43
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what city Washington go after River cross

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trenton

44
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who rowed the boat for river

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HAMILTOn

45
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laffeyete

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kept Cornwallis under observation

46
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general cornwallis

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