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- Who earned the title "Father of the Constitution"?
- Why was the Saratoga campaign such an important victory for the Patriots in the Revolution?
- What type of fighting characterizes the battle at Camden in South Carolina?
- What treaty ended the Revolutionary War and recognized America as free and independent from England?
- At what point of the Revolution was the world "turned upside down"?
- What term refers to the "citizen soldiers" that enlisted to help defend their homes?
- Which event directly sparked the Coercive Acts?
- The major reason that the colonists lost the battle of Bunker Hill was that
- What did the British Government call the acts they placed on Massachusetts to punish them for the rebellious actions such as the Boston Tea Party?
- Which event resulted in the Boston Patriots disposing of 342 cases of tea in Boston Harbor?
- What was the main reason that the British tried to raise taxes on the 13 colonies?
- The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was fought outside of which city?
- Out of the four wars between France and England in the 18th century, what was the final war called that started in the 13 colonies?
- How many were killed by the British in the Boston Massacre?
- Who had more people living in North American in the 1700's, the British or the French?
- Only English people lived in the 13 Colonies. (T/F)
- Which Indian tribe allied with the British against the French colonies?
- Which European country sponsored the first navigation around the tip of Africa to India and then back again?
- Which British colonial commander fought the first skirmish of the French and Indian War and surrendered at Fort Necessity?
- By the time of the Revolutionary War, which classification did most of the colonies change into?