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Treaty of Paris of 1763 |
The British concessions to France in the West Indies were made partly in order to secure the French evacuation of Prussian exclaves in western Germany that France felt obliged to occupy pending Austria's settlement with Prussia
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proclamation of 1763 |
King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains
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Sons of liberty |
A group formed by the 13 colonies to protect their rights. |
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Second Continental Congress |
a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that met in Philadelphia. |
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Lexington and Concord |
First military engagements made by the British and American colonists in the Revolutionary War. |
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loyalists |
People in the colonies that stayed loyal to Britain. |
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Patriots |
A person who deeply supports their country and is willing to defend it against enemies. |
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Declaration of Independence |
formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the 13 colonies. |
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common sense |
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that challenged the authority of the British. |
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Saratoga |
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