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| an area of land controlled by a nation |
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| an announcement by King George III outlawing settling west of the Appalachian Mountains |
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| Conflict between Great Britain and France in North America 1756-1763 |
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| agreement signed by Great Britain and France ending the French and Indian War |
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| to refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, company, country, or product |
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| a law passed by the British requiring colonists to pay a tax on paper products |
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| the army created by the Second Continental Congress in May |
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| a group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| the official document announcing that the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain |
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| a colonist who supports Great Britain in the American Revolution |
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| a soldier who is paid to fight for another country |
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| an American colonist who supports the fight for independence |
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| to go away and leave a person or thing that should not be left |
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| a treaty signed between France and the United States during the American Revolution |
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| a barrier preventing the movement of troops and supplies |
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| the peace agreement in which Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country |
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| place where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington |
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| Colonists were forced to house and feed British soldiers |
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| Taxation without Representation |
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| colonists had no voice in the taxes imposed on them |
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| imposed taxes on factory made goods; paint, tea, paper, lead |
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| the war between the Patriots and the British in which the Patriots won their independence |
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| colonists in Boston, Massachusetts boarded a ship and dumped the cargo of tea in into the water |
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| "unbearable" laws imposed on colonists by the British Parliament |
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| Representatives from the colonies met to discuss actions to take against the British |
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| place of "the shot heard around the world" |
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| signed by the United States and Great Britain, end of the Revolutionary War |
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| captured by American forces without firing a shot |
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colonists ordered not to fire "until you see the whites of their eyes",
British won but had significant losses,
Colonists realized they could win this war! |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Congress adopted this as the government of the new United States of America |
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| the first major victory for the Patriots |
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| a rise in the price of goods and services |
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| a member of an elected assembly |
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| colonists who were ready to fight |
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