American Revolution

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Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were? a series of meetings planned to respond to England, a provisional government designed to negotiate peace, a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

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a series of meetings planned to respond to England

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Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the 2nd Continental Congress? created Continental Army, wrote Declaration of Independence, elected Washington President, print paper money

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elected Washington President

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas? right to rebel, natural rights, popular sovereignty

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natural rights

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What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?

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he persuades the colonists to rebel

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What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

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Lexington & Concord

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The army of the Thirteen Colonies in the Revolutionary-era United States

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Continental Army

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A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the King and the British (England's) cause.

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Loyalist

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A colonist who favored independence from Great Britain and war against Britain

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Patriot

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What was the name of the group of protesters that formed in Boston in response to the Stamp Act (and sometimes threatened violence to frighten tax collectors)?

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The Sons of Liberty