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What event on August 24, 1814 was a British attempt at retaliation for the destruction of the Canadian capital at York?
Burning of Washington, DC 2
What battle of the war of 1812 made Andrew Jackson a national hero?
The Battle Of New Orleans
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The Capture of what fort on Lake Champlain gave the patriots control of the northern approach to the colonies and needed artillery?
Fort Ticonderoga 4
What event in Williamsburg provided an example of the ways that people protested the townshed duties
The homespun Ball 5
What was NOT a provision of the coercive acts
Removal of criminals to England or other colonies for trial Advertisement
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Jefferson's A summary view of the rights of British America
Argued that the american colonies needed to be independent 7
Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?
Lexington and Concord 8
Whose famous "Liberty or Death" speech compared the position of the American colonies to that of the slaves?
Patrick Henry 9
The Boston Tea Party was a direct result of opposition of the Stamp Act 10
The tea Act was an attempt to bail out the East India company 11
The Boston Massacre
1). Was the result of escalating tensions between the citizens of Boston and British troops
2). Resulted in the death of 5 men
3.) Was exaggerated by the engraving by Paul Revere 12
Which was Not a motive for European exploration
European overpopulation 13
What was the first English attempt at colonization
Roanoke Island 14
The Virginia Company was formed as a joint-stock company 15
Plymouth was settled by
Puritan Separatists 16
The goal for the Massachusetts Bay Colony was to be
A successful trading post 17 in 1619, the ________ convened in Jamestown
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