American Revolution

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Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" was trying to convince colonists to...

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Declare independence from Britain

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This man proclaimed "Give me liberty or give me death!!"

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Patrick Henry

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What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

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Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

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Who arrived from France and aided George Washington and the Continental Army? Options: Bernardo de Galvez, Marquis de Lafayette, John Adams, James Armistead

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Marquis de Lafayette

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Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter camp in 1776? Options: Princeton, Yorktown, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge

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Valley Forge

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Which battle started the American Revolution? Options: Battle of Yorktown, Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, Trenton and Princeton

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Lexington and Concord

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What was the importance of the American victory at Saratoga?

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They won support of the French and prevented the British from dividing the colonies in two.

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Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."

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Representation

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Which describes one of Thomas Jefferson's contributions to the success of the American Revolution? Options: He helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain, He commanded troops at the Battle of Yorktown, He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence, He spent the winter with George Washington

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He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence

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Which of these are the best definition of an "unalienable right"? Options: any power that gives happiness to those who possess it, a valuable privilege that is enjoyed by a particular social group, any activity that encourages private citizens to participate in government, an individual freedom that government should be unable to take away

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an individual freedom that government should be unable to take away