American Revolution Quiz

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Geographic feature connected to the map:

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Appalachian Mountains

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1775: Colonists hesitant to sever ties with Britain. Event that swayed them towards freedom?

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Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense

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Excerpt from a historical document: "There shall be a firm and perpetual Peace between his Britannic Majesty and the said States... all Hostilities both by Sea and Land shall from henceforth cease; All prisoners on both Sides shall be set at Liberty."

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Treaty of Paris 1783

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Economic policy increasing tensions between colonies and Britain: Discouraged local manufacturing, encouraged buying from Britain, increased Britain's wealth, restricted colonial trade.

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Mercantilism

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Forgotten victim from March 5, 1775:

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Crispus Attucks

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British economic policies post-French and Indian War:

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Stamp Act: Taxed all newspapers, magazines, and legal documents.

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Significant colonial document to complete the diagram?

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Declaration of Independence

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Actions of British colonists:

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engaging in acts of civil disobedience

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Patriots' commitment to liberty is depicted by:

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signing the Declaration of Independence

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Unalienable rights: rights that cannot be taken away, emphasizing colonists' entitlement to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Unalienable rights cannot be taken away, emphasizing colonists' entitlement to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.