American Rev. Key Events

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Boston Massacre

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Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers

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Boston Tea Party

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Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes

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First Continental Congress

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Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with England and to promote independence

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Battle of Lexington and Concord

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This was the site of the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War

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Approval of the Declaration of Independence

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Colonies declared independence from England (July 4

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Battle of Saratoga

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This American victory was the turning point in the war

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Surrender at Yorktown

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This was the colonial victory over forces of Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the Revolutionary War

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Signing of the Treaty of Paris

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England recognized American independence in this treaty

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King George III

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British king during the Revolutionary era

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Lord Cornwallis

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British general who surrendered at Yorktown

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John Adams

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Championed the cause of independence

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George Washington

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Commander of the Continental Army

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Thomas Jefferson

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Major author of the Declaration of Independence

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Patrick Henry

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Outspoken member of House of Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with “Give me liberty or give me death” speech

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Benjamin Franklin

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Prominent member of Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Paine

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Journalist and author of Common Sense

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Phillis Wheatley

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A former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence

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Paul Revere

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Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of British arrival