Test Review

Question 0

German speaking mercenaries who fought for the British during the American Revolution

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Hessians

Question 1

British General who lost at the battle of Saratoga

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Bergoyn

Question 2

A man very important in American independence, a lawyer from Boston

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John Adams

Question 3

British General who was unsuccessful at the bate of Yorktown

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Cornwallis

Question 4

Wrote many papers that caused distress to the British, one of the was called common sense

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Thomas Pain

Question 5

US General nicknamed the swamp fox, was a great pain to Cornwallis

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Nathaniel Green

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French aid to General Washington

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Marquis de Lafayette

Question 7

After Latin American independence he wrote a doctrine telling all the other countries to stay out

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James Monroe

Question 8

Artist from Boston who got on a horse and warned everyone the British were coming

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Paul Revere

Question 9

American hero who helped win battle of Saratoga but later betrayed US

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Benedict Arnold

Question 10

Man from Pennsylvania who gained reputation as an inventor and served as an ambassador to France

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Benjamin Franklin

Question 11

Dude who signed his name really big on the declaration of independence and was from Boston

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John Hancock

Question 12

Patriot for US but opposed freedom

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John Dickinson

Question 13

A person from North America that is loyal to Britain

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Tory

Question 14

Name of document where America told Britain “we’ll be free of you forever!”

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Declaration of Independence

Question 15

Document US sent to Britain before Declaration of Independence that said “Can we get along?”

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Olive Branch Petition

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Document signed by British and many other countries that ended American Revolution

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Treaty of Paris

Question 17

Law passed by Britain that said Americans had to pay taxes

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Stamp Act

Question 18

Battle where Washington suffered a great loss but instead of surrendering he ran

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Battle of Long Island

Question 19

Day where Britain tried to grab all the weapons from Lexington

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April 19th, 1775

Question 20

Royal governor of Massachusetts who wanted to collect taxes

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Thomas Hutchinson

Question 21

Native Americans who helped British scout through wilderness

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Iroquois

Question 22

Group of people British tried to get to join them in American Revolution in exchange for freedom

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Slaves

Question 23

King of England during American Revolution

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King George the 3rd

Question 24

Name of battle that took place in 1781- Britain lost

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Battle of Yorktown

Question 25

French general who took troops to America

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Roshambo

Question 26

Country created out of Spanish territory that previously owned Texas

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Mexico

Question 27

Mexican president who overthrew Mexican emperor

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Santa Ana

Question 28

All of the countries once in Rio de la Plata

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Chile, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, and Paraguay

Question 29

He led the Mexican Revolution and then became emperor

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Augustan Iturbide

Question 30

Last battle where Spain is defeated in Peru 1824

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Battle of Iochuco

Question 31

Name of territory that led by Simon Bolivar became independent

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Grand Colombia

Question 32

What are military officers called?

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Caudillos

Question 33

Farm labors in Latin America that are forced to work on a farm

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A peon

Question 34

A military committee that ruled Latin America

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Hunta

Question 35

Name of Spanish region that Chile was part of

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Cassito

Question 36

Man who helped parts of Latin America gain independence

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Jose de San Martin

Question 37

Replaced Spain as #1 trading partner

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Britain

Question 38

Spain lost everything but what two countries?

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Cuba and Puerto Rico

Question 39

Group of people responsible for Haitian rebellion

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Slaves

Question 40

Man supportive of U.S. Independence but lost his own head when his own country got theirs

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Louis 16th

Question 41

Name of the tea company that sold taxed tea in Britain

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East India Company

Question 42

High class representatives of Spain

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Peninsulares

Question 43

Lower class in Latin America, mixture of European and Native American

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Mezitos

Question 44

European and African Mix

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Mulato

Question 45

Territories in America that broke off from Mexico

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United provinces of Central America, Guatemala, and Honduras

Question 46

Name of document made in Spain that was promoting a constitutional monarchy

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Cadiz constitution

Question 47

Man who was popular when fighting for independence but hated as a dictator

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Simon Bolivar

Question 48

Brazil became independent but what still took place

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Slavery

Question 49

Spanish province that Uruguay used to be part of

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Rio de la Plata

Question 50

Became king of Spain because his brother put him there in 1814

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Joseph Napoleon

Question 51

Fought for independence in South America

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O Higgins