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Tax
the money people have to pay a government
Revolution
a war against your own government
Alliance
an agreement between countries to help each other fight a common enemy
George Washington
Who was the first President of the United States?
Compromise
a way of settling a disagreement in which each side gets part of what it wants
Amendment
changes that are part of the Constitution
Cabinet
the group of people a president names to act as official advisers and head that departments of government
Frontier
the area on the edge of a settled region
Boston Tea Party
During what event did American colonists dress as Native Americans and dump British cargo into the Boston Harbor?
Stamp Act
Which tax made the American colonists pay more for things like paper products and letters?
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
False, it was George Washington
Horatio Gates was the general of the Continental Army.
True
The British controlled New York City for most of the American Revolution.
False, the Spanish gave them supplies.
After the Battle of Saratoga, the Americans signed a treaty with the Spanish.
True
There were more Loyalists in the Southern colonies.
True
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
False, it gave the US access to any land east of the Mississippi river.
The Treaty of Paris gave control of Florida to the United States.
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