American Revolution STAAR

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The Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, and Thomas Paine's Common Sense all occurred during ...

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Revolutionary Era

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June 1776
*Continental Congress appoints a committee to prepare a document
*Thomas Jefferson is chosen to write the document
*Draft of document is reviewed and revised
July
* Congress debates and revises the document
*the document is approved

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Declaration of Independence

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Why did British colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?

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resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion.

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It is essential to the freedom and security of a free people, that no taxes be imposed upon them but by their own consent, or their representatives.
---The Sons of Liberty, address to the public, New York, 1773
This excerpt reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the---

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economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War.

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How did the Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and Stamp Act contribute to the start of the American Revolution?

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Angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties were being violated.

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The group responsible for answering these questions:
How do we finance a war?
Who has the power to negotiate treaties?
What prevents the executive from becoming too powerful
was the...

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delegates writing the Articles of Confederation.

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To which event is Abigail Adams referring in her 1781 letter to John Adams about capturing British generals and their armies?

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The American victory at the Battle of Yorktown.

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The Battle of ______________ renewed patriots' hopes for independence and secured foreign recognition and support. Options: Saratoga, Concord, Trenton, Yorktown

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Saratoga

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Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in British Parliament? Options: He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people., For imposing taxes on us without our consent., He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good., For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offences.

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For imposing taxes on us without our consent.

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The Continental Congress appointed/commissioned _________________ as General and Commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1775. Options: Benedict Arnold, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, George Washington

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George Washington