Colonial America: Key Concepts and Events

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Who is King of England during the Revolution?

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King George III

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What was a disadvantage for the British?

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Had to cross the Atlantic ocean

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What was an advantage for the colonists?

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Had help from France

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The name given to the Colonists who supported the King

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Loyalists

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What was the last major battle of the American Revolution where Patriots forced General Cornwallis to surrender by surrounding the British?

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Battle of Yorktown

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What were disadvantages of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

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Lack of weapons, supplies, equipment and experience.

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The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

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detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.

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What are the three inalienable rights that all people have? Options: Food, Shelter, and Clothing; Life, Liberty and Death; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

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What are surprise attacks?

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guerrilla warfare

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Define: Continental army

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the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain