Revolutionary War-pt2

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Redcoats

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British Soldiers

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Militia

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A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

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What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

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To organize protests to get the Intolerable Acts repealed.

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What is a moral victory?

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A victory that occurs when an army loses a battle yet achieves some other moral gain.

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Where did delegates meet for the First and Second Continental Congress?

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Philadelphia

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True or False: The Americans won the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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False

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What is the name of the group that warned Lexington and Concord British troops were on the move?

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Midnight Riders

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Who were the Hessians?

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German troops hired by the British to help fight during the American Revolution.

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What was the name of the famous speech given at the First Continental Congress?

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"Give me Liberty or Give me Death"

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Who wrote "Common Sense"?

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Thomas Paine