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Who opposed any compromise with the American colonists?
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George III
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Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence?
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Patriots
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George Washington was chosen commander of the Continental Army upon the recommendation of ___.
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John Adams
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Whose letters to her husband suggested increased rights for women?
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Abigail Adams
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What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?
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Stamp Act
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Colonial leaders used the Boston Massacre killings as _____.
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Propaganda
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To search a colonist's house, a British customs officer presented a ___.
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Writ of assistance
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Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion?
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Loyalists
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The British government tried to stop smuggling with the ______.
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Sugar Act
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Who wrote Common Sense?
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Thomas Paine
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who ran the first post office established by the Second Continental Congress?
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Benjamin Franklin
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"The shot heard 'round the world" reersto the actions of the minutemen at ___.
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Lexington and Concord
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George Grenville's first action in the colonies was to take action against ___.
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Smugglers
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Who lead the Green Mountain Boys?
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Ethan Allen
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