Fall Semester Exam US History Review

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How did King George III react to the Olive Branch Petition?

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He refused to read it.

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This American victory was a turning point in the war and helped convince France to become a Patriot ally.

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Saratoga

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What person or group declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain?

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The Second Continental Congress

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We celebrate the 4th of July because on this day in 1776

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the Declaration of Independence was written.

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Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union?

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Benjamin Franklin

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The dumping of 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act.

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Boston Tea Party

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A clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which five of the colonists, including Crispus Attucks, were killed.

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Boston Massacre

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A search warrant that allowed British officers to enter colonial homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods.

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writ of assistance

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What reason did British Parliament give for raising taxes in the colonies after 1763?

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Colonists should help pay for the costs of the French and Indian War.

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Many Puritans settled within which of the British colonies in North America? Options: Middle Colonies, New England Colonies, Southern Colonies, Western Territories

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New England Colonies