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27 Cards in this Set
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introduced resolution for independence in Second Continental Congress
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Richard Henry Lee
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group of acts designed to punish the colonists of Mass.
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Intolerable Acts
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no legal right to be a government. Severes as a gov. during Rev War
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Second Continental Congress
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group of colonist including John Adams went onto ships and threw the tea overboard.
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Boston Tea Party
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wrote the declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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colonist in each colony who agreed to write to each other on a daily basis to let each other know what they were doing in the colongy
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Committees of Correspondence
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justification of why we went to war
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declaration of the causes and necessity of taking up arms
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they were in S.c.
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Regulators
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justification why we were in rebellion. Indictment of George II for the crimes
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Declaration of Independence
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1st conflict between Britsh and colonist
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Lexington and Concord
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signed the declaration of independence. president of second continental congress
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John Hancock
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killed when Boston Massacre happened
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Crispus Attucks
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wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
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Thomas Paine
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defended british soliders that shot into the crowd.
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John Adams
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most important document in history writeten by thomas paine. We should be independent from England and have our on government
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Common Sense
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general search warrent.
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Writs of Assistance
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riding with him was William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode through town yelling "the british are coming"
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Paul Revere
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name for british soliders
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Redcoats
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gave the speech "Give me liberty or give me death"
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Patrick Henry
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Gave Boston Massacre it's name
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Samuel Adams
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british patrol boat. Try to find smugglers. Captain Gaspee was shot.
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Gaspee
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met in Philiphadelphia to try to get the colonist to work in harmony with each other. Included all the colonist except for Georgia. To deal with crisis common cause with each other
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First Continental Congress
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sell tea at discounted prices to the colonists. Bail out british
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Tea Act of 1773
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leader of the british moving into concord
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major john pitcairn
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leader of Green Mt Boys
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Ethan Allen
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Boston lawyer. Killed by bolt of lightning.
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James Otis
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prime minister of England during the tea party all the way through Revolutionary War.
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Lord North
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