AMERICAN REVOLUTION: AMERICAN FRONTIER
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Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine were famous colonial patriot leaders.
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George Washington was chosen to lead the Continental army by the First Continental Congress.
Electors are chosen by the people, who, in turn, choose the president. Traditionally the electors vote for the candidate selected by the political party to which they belong. A popular vote decides which electors and their candidate will be chosen.
How is the president of the United States elected?
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As a result of the Battle of Yorktown, the French began to openly aid the American cause.
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Cornwallis's attack on Lexington and Concord sparked the Revolutionary War.
On this date, the Continental Congress adopted a plan for the inaugural national government under the Articles of Confederation. ... Delegates gave the Continental Congress the power to request money from the states and make appropriations, regulating the armed forces, appointing civil servants, and declaring war
Describe the government under, and powers given by, the Articles of Confederation.
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England didn't fight during the winter because it was European tradition to discontinue military offensives during winter months.
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The 1781 Treaty of Paris ended the hostilities, giving the colonists their independence.
