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- What was the role of the French in the American Revolution?
- They helped the Americans in the War of Revolution. Britian had taken them out of America and they wanted to help the Americans drive the British out.
- Who were the minutemen?
- Commoners like farmers, carpenters, and blacksmiths who worked on a minute's notice
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TRUE or FALSE
The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, PA. - True
- Who was the leader of the Continental Army? A. Thomas Jefferson B. William Howe C. George Washington
- C. George Washington
- Loyalist sided with the ______.
- British
- Patriots sided with the _______.
- American colonists
- Who was the British king during the Revolution?
- King George III
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TRUE or FALSE
James Madison created the Virginia Declaration of Rights. - False. George Mason created the Virginia Declaration of Rights and was a member of the Virginia Convention
- The Virginia Declaration of Righs influenced the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
- Yes, it did
- John Adams and Thomas Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence.
- Yes, but Thomas Jefferson wrote majority of it
- When was the Declaration of Independence approved?
- July 4, 1776
- The opening shots of the Revolution were fired at which location?
- Lexington or Lexington Green
- George Rogers Clark captured Las Vegas?
- No, he captured the Ohio River Valley
- Who surrendered to George Washington in Yorktown?
- Lord Cornwallis
- Which battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
- Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Bunker Hill took place at
A. Bunker Hill B. Breeds Hill C. Lexington - B. Breeds Hill
- Which battle was the actual first battle of the Revolutionary War?
- Battle of Bunker Hill
- Who lost the first battle of the American Revolution?
- Americans
- Who was the first casualty that led up to the Revolution?
- Crispus Attucks and several others who died in the Boston Massacre
- Articles of Confederation was not the plan for the U.S. government. YES or NO
- No, it 'was' the plan for the first U.S. government