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22 Cards in this Set
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British Soldiers |
Redcoats |
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colonists that wanted independence |
Patriots |
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Killing of people that have no defense |
massacre |
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free to rule oneself |
independent |
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people that supported Great Britain |
loyalists |
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people ready to fight at a moment's notice |
minutemen |
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an order or announcement |
proclamation |
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British Government |
Parliament |
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Who Ruled the thirteen colonies in the early 1700's? |
Great Britain |
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The leader of the Continental Army for the colonists. |
George Washington |
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Approved on July 4, 1776 |
Declaration of Independence |
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The main writer of the Declaration of Independence |
Thomas Jefferson |
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A document declaring our freedom to rule ourselves |
Declaration of Independence |
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War over the Ohio River Valley |
French and Indian War |
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No taxation without representation |
"You can't tax us unless we have someone to represent us in Parliament." |
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1765 - A tax put on all paper goods |
Stamp Act |
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1773 Boston Tea Party |
Colonists dressed up as Indians and threw tea overboard |
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First planned battle |
The Battle of Bunker Hill |
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The British were marching to these two towns to get the Colonists weapons |
Lexington and Concord |
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11,000 troops stationed 20 miles aways from Philadelphia |
Valley Forge |
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A city highly supported by loyalists |
Philadelphia |
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War ended in 1781 in what city? |
Yorktown |
