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29 Cards in this Set
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True or False:
Parliament tried to collect taxes from the colonies. |
True
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What was the name for the protest on the taxing of tea?
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Boston Tea Party
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Name the first person to make the flag
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Trick question! No one knows for sure.
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List three causes of the Revolutionary War.
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1. England was far away.
2. The people desired independance from oppressive rule. 3. Size of land. America was bigger in size than England and they thought it was ridiculous for continent to belong to an Island. |
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True or False: Freedom and equality in America is called patriotism.
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False. It is called democracy.
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When did the men writing the Constitution make progress?
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After they prayed.
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Where did the first battle of the Revolution take place?
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Lexington and Concord
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Who lead the Green Mountain Boys?
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Ethan Allen
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True or False: The first man chosen as commander in chief was James Madison.
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False. It was George Washington.
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True or False: The victory at Saratoga became a great turning point in the Revolution.
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True
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Who lead the attack that captured Vincennes in Indiana?
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George Rogers Clark
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What was the name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?
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Treaty of Paris
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True or False: The question of American Independence was decided at Trenton.
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False. It was decided at Yorktown.
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Why were the Articles of Confederation unsatisfactory?
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The didn't unite the colonies enough. The government didn't have enough power.
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Why is James Madison called the "Father of the Constitution"?
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Because so many of his ideas were used in writing the constitution.
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What did the Declaration of Independence say that America wanted to be? (2 answers)
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Free
Independent |
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What made it difficult for Britain to govern the colonies?
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The distance
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What is democracy?
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The belief that all men are created equal.
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Where does a democracy get it's power?
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From the people being governed.
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Can the constitution be changed?
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Yes
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What was a minuteman?
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A farmer who was ready to fight at a moment's notice.
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What did the Declaration of Independence tell the world?
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It told the world that America had decided to be a free and independent nation.
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True or False: Minutemen were ready to fight with a days notice.
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False: They were ready to fight at a moment's notice.
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When you place your hand on your heart and pledge to the flag, what are you saying?
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That you love your country.
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What kind of families did many of our presidents come from?
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Humble
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What do sugar and molasses have in common?
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British law placed high taxes on them.
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Where are the words "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land" written?
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The Liberty Bell
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Why did the British have less opposition in the South?
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Many Loyalists lived along the southern coast.
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What did Benjamin Franklin want the writers on the Constitution to do?
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Call on God to "...illuminate their understanding"
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