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35 Cards in this Set
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TAX |
MONEY THAT PEOPLE PAY TO HELP RUN THE GOVERNMENT |
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REPRESENTATIVE |
A PERSON CHOSEN BY THE PEOPLE TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEM |
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PATRIOTS |
AMERICAN COLONIST WHO WANTED AMERICA TO BE FREE FROM ENGLANDS RULE |
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TORIES |
AMERICAN COLONIST WHO REMAINED LOYAL TO ENGLAND |
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DELTA |
THE LAND DEPOSITED AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER |
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GULF |
PART OF AN OCEAN OR SEA WHICH REACHES INTO THE LAND, GENERALLY WITH A NARROWER OPENING THAN A BAY |
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SOURCE |
THE PLACE WHERE A RIVER BIGINS |
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LAKE |
AN INLAND BODY OF WATER |
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LOBSTER BACKS OR REDCOATS |
TWO NICKNAMES FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS |
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HESSIANS |
GERMAN SOLDIERS WHO WERE HIRED BY THE BRITISH TO FIGHT AGAINST AMERICAN COLONIST |
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CHANNEL |
a deep narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
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KING GEORGE III |
King of England at the time of America's War for independence |
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Crispus Attucks |
black patriot killed during the Boston Massacre |
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minutemen |
Massachusetts soldiers who said they could be ready to fight at a minutes notice |
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Patrick Henry |
young patriot known for saying "As for me, give me liberty or give me death" |
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Paul Revere |
warned the colonist of a British attack |
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Ethan Allen |
daring American soldier who led the Green Mountain boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British |
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Thomas Jefferson |
author of Declaration of Independence |
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John Hancock |
presient of the Continental Congress |
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George Washington |
commander in chief of the colonial army called the Father of His Country |
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Nathan Hale |
brave American spy who gave his life for his country known for saying i only regret that i have but on life to lose for my country |
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Betsy Ross |
lady said to have stitched together the first American flag with stars and strips |
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George Rogers Clark |
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John Paul Jones |
brave sea captain who was one of the first officers of the American navy |
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Lord Cornwalls |
British general who surrendered to George Washington |
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Nathanael Greene |
American general who fought the british in the Southern Colonies |
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what was the Stamp Act |
unfair tax law that angered the colonists; said that all documents required a special stamp to be purchased by the colonist. |
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What was the Declaration of Independence |
document which stated the reasons why American colonists wanted freedom from English rule |
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What was the Boston Tea Party? What happened to the colonist in Boston as a result? |
a protest by American colonist who dumped over 300 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor. ????? |
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where was the battle that was the turning point of the war? |
Saratoga |
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Where did the Continental army spend a hard winter? |
Valley Forge |
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Where did the Americans prove that they would be a hard army to beat? |
Bunker Hill |
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Where did the British surrender to the Americans? |
Yorktown |
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Give me liberty or give me death |
Patrick Henry |
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The British are coming |
Paul Revere |
