AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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Which of these American leaders warned the colonist in Massachusetts that the British Army was coming? Paul Revere, Thomas Jefferson, Thurgood Marshall, George Washington

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Paul Revere

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What was the first battles of the American Revolution?

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Battle of Lexington and Concord

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Who led the American troops during the American Revolution?

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George Washington

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When war broke out in 1775, leaders from the colonies met and wrote a famous statement. The statement they wrote was called the 

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Declaration of Independence

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What is a militia?

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a group of ordinary citizens who train for Battle

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Who said "give me Liberty or give me death"?

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Patrick Henry

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How did the Second Continental Congress respond to British policies?

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They chose a committee to write the Declaration of Independence.

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In his pamphlet, Common Sense, Thomas Paine . . .

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made a case for independence by drawing on the ideas of John Locke.

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English leaders believed the main purpose of the colonies was to . . .

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to benefit England's economy.