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Kentucky and the Revolution

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List three laws concerning taxes that the British passed.The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act and the Tea Act
Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?Lexington and Concord
The leaders of the colonists met in Philadelphia to discuss what to do about the British. This was calledFirst Continental congress
Who was the person chosen to be the first general of the army for the colonists?_George Washington
Colonists who thought they should be loyal to England were calledLoyalists
Colonists who wanted independence from Britain were calledPatriots
What is a slave?a person who is owned by another person
Who was the first freed slave in Kentucky?Monk Estill
Why did Daniel Boone leave Kentucky?Because he was not given any land
What man helped Kentucky fight the British more than anyone else?George Rogers Clark
What happened at the Treaty of Paris?THe colonist were given their Independence and became a new country
Who captured and adopted Daniel Boone?Chief Black Fish
Who was Kentucky’s first schoolteacher?Jane Coomes
What was a military claim?Men who had served in the military were to be paid with land
Why was the Mississippi River so important to the District of Kentucky?for selling their goods
Who was responsible for the Spanish Conspiracy?James Wilkinson
Who won the Revolutionary war?colonists
Why was Daniel Boone tried for treason?He stayed so long with Chief Blackfish


Teacher
Perryville Elementary
Perryville, KY

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