SS 6: US Beginnings

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"Give me liberty or give me death!" was spoken by what famous colonial figure?

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Patrick Henry

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Great Britain's attempt to recoup money spent on the French and Indian War, applied to all printed materials in the colonies

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The Stamp Act

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The infamous event where the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Mohawk Indians, dumped British goods into the nearby harbor in protest of British taxes.

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Boston Tea Party

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The first battle of the Revolutionary War, after which one of Kentucky's largest city's would come to be named.

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Battle of Lexington

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This relatively weak document was the first attempt at creating a national government.

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Articles of Confederation

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During this type of protest, which colonists found particularly effective, one refuses to consume goods or services

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boycott

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What Englishmen formed the colony of Georgia?

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James Ogelthorpe

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Identify the document signed by all 41 men on the ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth.

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Mayflower Compact

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First Secretary of State, then third US president

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Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Paine document that persuaded many to declare independence from Great Britain.

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Common Sense