The American Revolution Flashcards

1
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A disagreement between the British and French over land along the Ohio River

A

French and Indian War

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2
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The British defeated the ____ and gained new land

A

French

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3
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Who rode through Massachusetts towns warning people that the British army was marching to Concord?

A

Paul Revere

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4
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People who boycotted British goods

A

Sons of Liberty

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5
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African American man killed in the Boston Massacre

A

Crispus Attucks

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6
Q

How did the American Revolution end?

A

British surrender at Yorktown

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7
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Stopped British tea from being delivered

A

The Boston Tea Party

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8
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Laws that took away Massachusett’s self-government appointed a military governor for the colony, and required colonists to house British soldiers were part of the _____ ____

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Intolerable Acts

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9
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The First Continental Congress issued a _______ __ ______ to the British government, stating that the colonists were entitled to the rights of Englishmen

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Declaration of Rights

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10
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The first shot of the American Revolution “the shot heard round the world” was fired at which battle?

A

Battle of Lexington

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11
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The Continental Army lost almost half its men during the winter it spent camped at Valley ____

A

Forge

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12
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____ ____ convinced many of its readers that America should break away from England

A

Common Sense

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13
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The main author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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14
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Woman who dressed in men’s clothing and joined the Continental Army was

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Deborah Sampson

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15
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Where did Washington win his first great victory?

A

Trenton

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16
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A great hero of the American Navy

A

John Paul Jones

17
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Who helped the American soldiers at Valley Forge?

A

Baron von Steuben

18
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idea that American colonists did not have a say in the English Parliament, which enacted taxes without their consent

A

Taxation without Representation

19
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In short supply; not having enough

A

Scarce

20
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A soldier from one country paid to fight for another country

A

Mercenary

21
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A large amount of something being stored for future use

A

stockpile

22
Q

Disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy

A

Treason

23
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Breaking the rules on purpose

A

Defiant

24
Q

A person who supported the cause of the colonists during the American Revolution

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Patriot

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