U.s. History - 8Th Grade: American Revolution

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Which colony was the farthest north?

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Massachusetts

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Which colony was the farthest south?

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Georgia

Front 3

What geographic feature formed the eastern boundary of the 13 colonies?

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Atlantic Ocean

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What geographic feature marked the western boundary of the 13 colonies?

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Ohio River

Front 5

What line formed the western limit of lands the colonist were allowed to settle?

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Applachian Mountains

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What land was reserved for Native Americans?

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West, in between the Appllacian Mounts and Louisiana

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Where were most of the British forts located?

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On the western side

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What bodies of water were located on the land reserved for Native Americans?

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Gulf of Mexico

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What were the Intolerable Acts?

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Parliament's punishment for the Boston Tea Party ..closing of Boston Harbor, restricting town meetings.
They helped to unite the colonies and convinece many people that peach with Britian was impossible.

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Who was Sam Adams?

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Delegate to the first Continental Congress;

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Who said:

"Among the natural rights of the coloniest are these: first, a right to life; secondly, to liberty; thirdly to property; together with the rifght to support and defense them in the best manner they can."

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Sam Adams

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Who was Richard Henry Lee?

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Member of the First Continental Congress from Virginia.
--Opposed taxation placed on these colonies.
Supported a ban on British goods

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What did Sam Adams believe?

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Strong voice for independence.
Believed that colonists have a right to elect their own government officials
Believed in justice and fair representation.
Believed that the King does not care about protecting the property of liberty of his subjects.

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Who was George Washington?

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Member of the First Continental Congress from Virginia.
General who fought against the British. First, however, he was an officer in the British Army. His loyalty to Britain faded when they imposed the Intolerable Acts against Boston.

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Who was John Dickinson?

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Member of the First Continental Congress.
He was from Pennsylvania.
Believe that protests against British government could work, like when they protested the Stamp Act of 1765.
Not so sure that a boycott will work with the Intolerable Acts.

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Who was Patrict Henry?

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Member of the First Continental Congress from Virginia.
Believed that the colonies had to declar their ties with Britain forever dissolved and declair independence from Britian.
"Give me liberty or give me death."

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Who was Joseph Galloway?

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Member of the First Continental Congress from Pennsylvania.
Proposed a Plan of Union, includinng an American Parliament to work with the British Parliament.
He did not believe that there was a need for war.

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Who was John Adams?

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Member of the First Continental Congress from Massachusetts. Represented the British troops after the Boston Massacre.
Lawyer and farmer.
Wrote essays protesting the Stamp Act
Strong minded Patriot
Supporter of independence.

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Stamp Act

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required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official mark showing a tax had been paid.

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Quartering Act

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British passed law which required colonists to house British troops and provide them with supplies.

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Townshend Act

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British law suspending New York's assembly and also placed import taxes on such products as glass, apper, lead, paint and tea.

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Intolerable Acts

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British Parliament passed a series of laws to punish the Massachusetts colony including closing the harbor.

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Writs of Assistance

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British officers needed the writs of assistance to search for smugled goods in a home or buisness.

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Boycott

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refusal to buy certain prodcuts

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militia

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Force of armed civilians

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Patriot

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supported the American colonists

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Boston Massacre

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British soldiers fired into the crow of colonial protesters

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Lexington/Concord

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First battles of the Revolutionary War

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Declaration of Independence

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called for separation from Britian

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Sons of Liberty

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secret society opposing the British

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Boston Tea Party

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Men disguised as Mohawks destroyed tea aboard British ships

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Loyalist

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supported the British

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Minutemen

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militia trained to be ready quickly

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Which countries supported the Patriots?

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France, Spain and Netherlands

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What percentage of American colonists supported the British?

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20 percent

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What percentage of American coloniest did not take sides?

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40 percent

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Which side did Indians west of the colonies support?

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British

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Why did slaves fight in the Revoluntionary War?

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They wanted their freedom.

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What percent of Patriots died in the Revoluntionary War? How did the others die?

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28 percent died in battle. The rest died from disease, exposure, and prision.

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How many troops did the Patriots lose? How many did the British lose?

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Patriots lost 23,700 soldiers; British lost only 10,000 soldiers.

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Below is a list of a battle of the Revolutionary War. What was the location and year of the battle of Lexington

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On lan, in Massachusetts; 1775

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Below is a list of a battle of the Revolutionary War. What was the location and year of the battle of Trenton

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On land in New Jersey; 1776

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Below is a list of a battle of the Revolutionary War. What was the location and year of the battle of Saratoga

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On land, in New York; 1777

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Below is a list of a battle of the Revolutionary War. What was the location and year of the batle of Flamborough Head

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Near sea, in Britian; 1779

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Below is a list of a battle of the Revolutionary War. What was the location and year of the battle of Cape Vincent

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At sea, near Europe, along the Spanish coast; 1780

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Below is a list of a battle of the Revolutionary War. What was the location and year of the battle of Kings Mountain

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On land, south Carolina; 1780

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Below is a list of a battle of the Revolutionary War. What was the location and year of the battle of Virigina.

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At sea, near Virginia; 1781

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Below is a list of a battle of the Revolutionary War. What was the location and year of the battle of Yorkstown?

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on land, in Virigina; 1781