The Revolutionary War

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Who were the colonists called who wanted the colonies free from Britain?

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Patriot

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What was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War?

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Bunker Hill

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In their second meeting, the Continental Congress took which important action?

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Appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental army.

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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German mercenaries sent to the colonies to fight in the American Revolution were called

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Hessians

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What had the greatest influence on colonists to fight for their independence from Britain? Common Sense, Hessians, Indian attacks on the frontiers., British troops housed in private homes.

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Common Sense

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What movement is best associated with the quote: "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" from the Declaration of Independence? Options: Protestantism, Feudalism, Enlightenment, Quakerism

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Enlightenment

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The Prussian officer Baron von Steuben help the Revolution by

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Training the Continental army

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When in the Course of Human events, it becomes neessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them to another, and to assume among the powers of the Earth.....
Which important document of the United States begins with these words?

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Declaration of Independence

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Whose writing did Thomas Jefferson rely on when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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John Locke