
American Revolution
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American Revolution
1563-1783
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Key Vocabulary
Boycott- refusing to buy goods from a certain country.
Repeal- to cancel an act or law
Writs of Assistance- legal document that allowed officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled
Committee of Correspondence- governments created in each colony before the revolution to organize resistance against the British.
Militia- Military force made up of ordinary citizens
Blockade- using ships to prevent goods from leaving harbor
Patriots- American Colonists who were determined to gain independence from the British
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Vocab Con't
Loyalists- American Colonists who stayed loyal to Great Britain
Civil disobedience- the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy, characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting, picketing, and non payment of taxes.
Unalienable Rights-Rights that cannot or should not be taken away by a government because they are given by God; examples: "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."
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Multiple Choice
What are the rights that cannot be taken away because they are given by God?
Loyalty Rights
Unalienable Rights
Freedom of Speech
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Multiple Choice
To cancel an act or law means...
boycott
review
repeal
commit
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Multiple Choice
What is a patriot?
Tom Bradys old team
American Colonists
loyalists
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Leaders of the Revolution
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George Washington
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
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Samuel Adams
Boston Patriot who opposed British taxation. He established the committee of correspondence. Leader of the Sons of Liberty.
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Benjamin Franklin
Author, publisher, inventor an diplomat
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Thomas Jefferson
main author of the Declaration of Independence
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Multiple Choice
Who was one of the main authors of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Tom Jones
Tommy
Tomas Henderson
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Multiple Choice
Who was the leader of the Continental Army
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
George Bush
Joe Biden
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Multiple Choice
Samuel Adams was the leader of...
Daughters of Freedom
Sons of Liberty
Patriots
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Patrick Henry
Patriot from Virginia
Famous for saying "Give me Liberty, or give me death!"
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Thomas Paine
Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis. He urged Americans to support the Patriot cause during the American Revolution.
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John and Abigail Adams
John advocated for independence, he was a delegate for the Continental Congress and part of the Declaration of Independence Committee.
Abigail was known for her stance on women's rights in letters to her husband.
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Wentworth Cheswell
Educated African-American Patriot, made the same midnight ride as Paul Revere warning that the British were coming
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Mercy Otis Warren
Patriot Writer that supported independence and convinced others to join the cause. First woman historian of the American Revolution, published plays, books and poetry.
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Multiple Choice
Who wrote Common Sense and American Crisis
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Samuel Adams
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Multiple Choice
Who said, " Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
John Adams
Thomas Paine
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Multiple Choice
Who was the educated black man that took the same ride as Paul Revere?
John Adams
Fredrick Douglas
Wentworth Cheswell
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James Armistead
African-American spy during the American Revolution. Spied on Lord Cornwallis' camp.
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Bernardo de Galvez
Spaniard who held off British in New Orleans, but allowed American the use of the port.
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Multiple Choice
What year was the Sugar Act?
1764
1864
1964
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Multiple Choice
When British Soldiers could live in the colonists home without permission it was called...
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Quartering Act
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Multiple Choice
A series of laws passed to punish the colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.....
Intolerable Acts
Inalienable Rights
Sugar Act
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Multiple Choice
Declaration of Independence was signed in what year?
1778
1776
1976
1876
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Multiple Choice
What was the last battle of the war?
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
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Multiple Choice
What ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
American Revolution
1563-1783
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