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olive branch petition
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it was a petition to avoid full on war against great Britain and swear loyalty.
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prohibitory acts
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a measure of retaliation by Great Britain against the general rebellion then going on in her American colonies
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common sense
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it was a pamphlet by Thomas pain that stated that it was common sense to gain independence from the mother country.
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Declaration of Independence
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it was a contract/paper declaring the colonies of America independence from great britain listing the reason why,
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Thomas Jefferson
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he was a founding father, philosopher,3 president, and the leader of the republican party
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George mason
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he was a founding father and creater of t he bill of rights,he was also an anti federalist
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continental congess
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its a convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies in the independence
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articles of confederation
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the articles of confederation was the first constitution that stated what the government can do(Weak gov.)
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George Washington
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he was a founding father,leader general in the war of independence and the first president of the united states of america
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bunker hill
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a battle in bunker hill in the war for independence that caused a turning pointing the war
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general Thomas gage
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a general that was commanding British troops..and responsible for the Massachusetts bay
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