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16 Cards in this Set
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Treaty of Paris
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This document ended the war. It said The British would leave the colonies & recognize the USA, it also outlined the borders for the USA.
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First Continental Congress
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A meeting where delegates from 12 of the colonies made decisions to unify & protest the British.
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Declaration of Independence
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This said the colonies were the United States of America. This document was written mostly by Thomas Jefferson.
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Quartering Act
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Britain made a law which forced British soldiers to live in people's homes.
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Yorktown
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This was the last major battle of the war. Cornwallis was trapped by land and sea, which forced him to surrender.
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Bunker Hill
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"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." This battle the Americans ran out of ammunition and had to retreat.
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Trenton/Princeton
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The first major victory for Washington. Kept the spirit of the Patriot soldiers up. This battle took place in New Jersey.
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Stamp Act
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A law which required a tax paid on legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, etc.
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Swamp Fox
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A nickname for Francis Marion. He would pop out and do hit & run attacks on the British.
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Seven Years War/French and Indian War
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Britain had a huge debt from this conflict. They felt the British should help pay for the debt because it was fought in the colonies.
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Saratoga
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France decided to send suport after this battle. This battle was a turning point in the war.
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Valley Forge
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Where Washington & his troops spent the terrible winter of 1777-1778
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Boston Massacre
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A physical conflict where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists killing five.
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Boston Tea Party
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Physical form of protest where Sons of Liberty dressed as "Indians" and threw tea overboard.
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Lexington & Concord
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Colonists used guerrilla warfare in this first battle of the revolution.
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Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts
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This closed the port of Boston. Boston's assembly couldn't meet, new Quartering Act was created, & British soldiers could be tried in Britain. This was Britain's punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
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