Battles and People of the American Revolution

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Who was the first to give his life to the Revolutionary cause?

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Crispus Attucks

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Who did John Adams recommend to be the Commander of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

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What did Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” encourage Americans to do?

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To see independence from Great Britain as a real possibility.

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What did Thomas Paine write that increased public support for American independence?

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Common Sense

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What did George Washington do during the American Revolution?

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He was the Commander of the Continental Army.

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How did the Marquis de Lafayette contribute to the American Revolution?

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He commanded troops for the colonists against British forces

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Which Continental congress issued George Washington to the commission of the Commander of the Continental Army?

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The Second Continental Congress

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What country did Benjamin Franklin convince to lend military support to George Washington’s Continental Army?

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France

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What did individuals, like James Armistead, demonstrate during the Revolutionary War?

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That patriots from various ethnic groups helped to gain independence from Britain.

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One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to…?

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Justify the American colonists’ revolution to the rest of the world.