American Revolution Flashcard

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What action did the leaders of the thirteen colonies take in 1776?

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Announce independence from Great Britain

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According to the information in the excerpt, what British policy had the settlers been violating for some time?

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Mercantilism

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Why did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to tensions between the colonists and Great Britain?

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It limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

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Which British action led the American colonists to claim that taxes were being imposed without their consent? Options: Limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Replaced colonial legislatures with royal governors chosen by the King. Passage of the Stamp Act Administration of the Quebec Act

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Passage of the Stamp Act

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The British began imposing taxes on the colonists in 1765 to help pay for the costs of fighting against

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The French and Indian War

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James Armistead helped contribute to the American victory in Yorktown by -

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Passing on information he had discovered while spying

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How did the French aristocrat the Marquis de Lafayette contribute to the American Revolutionary War?

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Commanding troops for the settlers against the British forces

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Why would the writings of Mercy Otis Warren be informative for a historian?

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She was the author of one of the first accounts of the Revolutionary War.

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Many people contributed to the revolutionary cause, although the first to give his life to the cause was

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Crispus Attucks

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Thomas Paine contributed to the revolutionary cause by

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Writing 'Common Sense' to persuade others to join the Patriots