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what is guerilla warfare

sneak attack warfare perfected by the indians

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This is the English tyrant king in charge of the colonies during both the French and Indian Revolutionary war

King George lll

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British leader goes broke to win the French and Indian war

William Pitt

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What was the last land battle of the French and Indian war

Battle of signal hill

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What was the rejected plan by Ben Franklin to unite the colonies for common defense

Albany plan of union

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This is the Indian led rebellion over colonies moving in on the frontier

Pontiacs rebellion

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This is the kings line to stop American colonists from moving to the frontier/indian territory

proclomation line

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what did the treaty of paris 1763 do

ended the french and indian war

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What fort did Ethan Allen attack

fort ticonderoga

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What did Thomas Gage do

took control of Boston after coercive acts were past

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what happened at the Boston massacre

British soldiers shot colonists, first bloodshed of the rev war

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describe the Boston tea party

4 million worth of tea were thrown into the sea by sons of liberty to revolt against the tea act

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what is the sugar act

British put taxes on sugar to help pay for the french and indian war

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What was the stamp act

taxed printed materials and stamps

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What was the Quartering Act

providing food and shelter

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Who said this quote “no taxation without representation”

james otis

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Who are the sons of liberty

men who used tyrant acts to fight for their rights, Sam Adams was the leader

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British coercive acts become known as what to the colonists?

intolerable acts

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who is the famous smuggler whos $ helped bankroll the sons of liberty

john hancock

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what did the daughters of liberty do

they boycotted British goods

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define minutemen

militia men who were ready to fight on short notice

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This is the first shot of the revolution

at lexington + concord

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This first battle was a tactical defeat for the colonists but a psychological victory

breeds hill

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This is the main author of the declaration of independence

thomas jefferson

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this man was the general of the continental army

george washington

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this is the pro-independence pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

common sense

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what is the hessian

german soldier

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why did the first continental Congress form? what happened there?

intolerable acts, agreed to boycott goods, reaffirming loyalty to england

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who rode to warn the colonists about lexington & concord?

samuel Prescott, Paul rivere, William das

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what occurred at the second continental congress

continental army, navy, made post office, write declaration

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what was the olive branch petition?

john dickenson attempt to stop war

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what is the non important agreement? what are the writs of assistance

all 13 colonies refused British goods, blanket search warrant

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what is a shadow government

commities of correspondence

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cause of the french and indian war

the french move, English spectators move, they meet and fight over land

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thomas Hobbes belived

people were born evil

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Why did the British start taxing

they were in debt from the french and indian war

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john locke believed

people were born good