| Term | Definition |
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Where were the French Settlements? |
The Great Lakes and the Mississippi |
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What future state did the American Revolution begin? |
Massachusetts |
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How many Africans were kidnapped and sold into slavery? |
20 million |
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What was the last battle of the Revolution, and who won it? |
Yorktown, and the Americans won it |
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Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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What was NY originally called? |
New Amsterdam |
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What is consent |
permission |
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When and what was the Boston Massacre? |
1770-people threw sticks and snowballs at British soldiers and got killed |
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Who was King during the American Revolution? |
King George III |
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What, where, and when was the American Revolution? |
War against King George III-1774 to 1781-started in MA ended in VA |
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Who was Thomas Jefferson, and what was he famous for doing? |
Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence |
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Commander of American Army during American Revolution? |
George Washington |
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How old was USA on 7/4/07? |
one thousand, two-hundred thirty-one years old |
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Emperor of France in 1804 |
Napoleon Bonaparte |
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What did Jefferson believe people could change if the government didn't protect their rights? |
their government |