Ch. 10 The French and British Struggle | Ch. 11 Liberty and Justice for All | Ch 12 The American War of Independence | Ch 13 The Tide Turns |
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Who is Benjamin Franklin
HE asked the English colonies to have a meeting in Albany, New York in 1754
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What is the Boston Tea Party
Certain citizens in Boston, dressed as Mohawk Indians, threw the British tea off the ships into the water in THIS FAMOUS INCIDENT
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Who is George Washington
The Second Continental Congress chose THIS MAN to command the Continental Army
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What is Valley Forge
General Washington and his soldiers suffered the winter of 1777 to 1778 at THIS LOCATION northwest of Philadelphia.
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What is the Virginia Colony
Governer Dinwiddie of THIS COLONY tried to stop the French from building forts in his colony.
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What are the Intolerable Acts
King George III passed THESE ACTS which closed the port of Boston and forbade the people from holding public meetings.
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What is the Delaware River
In a surprise move on Christmas night 1776, George Washington and his troops quietly crossed THIS RIVER and defeated the enemy soldiers at Trenton
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What are warships
France agreed to send money, soldiers, and THESE to support the colonists and to oppose the British.
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Who is George Washington
An American Hero and future president, HE survived the attack on General Braddock's troops
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What are taxes
On September 5, 1774, representatives from the colonies met in Philadelphia and composed a Declaration of Rights that demanded freedom to impose their own THESE.
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Who is Benedict Arnold
THIS GENERAL led the final charge against the British and won the battle at Saratoga, New York
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Who is Benjamin Franklin
HE convinced France to lend America several warships
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What is St. Augustine
The English captured the city of WHAT, founded by the Spanish in 1565
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Who is Paul Revere
On April 18, 1775, as the British troops moved toward Boston, William Dawes and THIS MAN warned the colonial militias "The British are coming!"
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What is Philadelphia
THIS CITY was the largest city in the colonies as well as the temporary capital of the colonies
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Who is John Paul Jones
HE commanded a French naval warship and successfully attacked a British warship, the Serapis
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