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QR Challenge: The American Revolution

Question	Answer
an overthrow of a government	revolution
able to be free or independent	liberty
a person sent to represent others	delegate
to accept	ratify
the act of betraying one's country	treason
the right to act, speak or think as one wants	freedom
a change	amendment
free from outside control	independent
a person who betrays a country	traitor
having the power to make laws	legislative
the ruler of Britain	King George
a Boston lawyer who argued strongly for independence	John Adams
he wrote the Declaration of Independence	Thomas Jefferson
he wrote the pamphlet Common Sense	Thomas Paine
a traitor who fought for America and then switched sides to fight with Britain	Benedict Arnold
leader of the Continental Army and first President of the United States	George Washington
gave a speech and said "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death"!	Patrick Henry
nickname given to women who provided water to the soldiers	Molly Pitcher
gave Washington's army the confidence to continue fighting	Battle of Trenton
this was known at the turning point of the war	Battle of Saratoga
the last major battle of the war that forced Britain to surrender	Battle of Yorktown
a plan for government that gave limited power to Congress	Articles of Confederation
the deal made to split Congress into the Senate and the House of Representatives	Great Compromise
the branch of government that settles conflict about the laws	Judicial Branch
the branch of government that suggests, enforces and carries out the law	Executive Branch