Road to American Independence

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What was the first permanent British settlement in North America?

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Jamestown

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Why did the colonists on the Mayflower create the Mayflower Compact?

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To establish self-government

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What was a key idea in the Mayflower Compact?

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Creating laws for the good of the colony

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Which colony did the Mayflower Compact lead to the formation of?

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Plymouth

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Who proposed the Albany Plan of the Union?

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Benjamin Franklin

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What did the Stamp Act require colonists to do?

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Buy special tax stamps

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How did colonists respond to the Stamp Act?

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Rioted and boycotted British goods

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What was the Boston Tea Party?

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A protest where colonists dumped tea into the harbor

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What was the purpose of the first Continental Congress?

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Demand an end to the Intolerable Acts

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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

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To declare freedom from Brittain