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Deborah Sampson
She pretended to be a male to fight in the revolutionary war -
The Proclamation of 1763
A document created to keep peace between the British and the Native Americans -
Stamp Act
The Parliament began to start taxing everything that was printed and the Colonist boycotted by not using printed paper -
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The Townshend Act
This act is when glass, led, paints, paper, and tea was taxed because Britain needed money. The Colonist resisted by boycotted -
Boston Non-important agreement
Boston boycotted by by not taking the imports and not taking her exports against the Townshend Revenue Act -
The Boston Massacre
A street fight between the Patriots and British soldiers because of The Townshend Act. -
The Gaspee Affair
when lieutenant William Duddington was charged with patrolling the Narragansett Bay attacking other ships. It is believed that they were directed towards the Son's of Liberty -
The Boston Tea Party
It was a rebellion by the Sons of Liberty (terrorist) in Boston where tea was thrown overboard. -
Intolerable Act
It was a group of laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. -
Quebec Act of 1774
The British Parliament made it permanent administration in Canada replacing the Proclamation of 1763 -
First Continental Congress
A meeting where twelve representatives from the thirteen colonies came together to discuss the colonial resistance to the Parliament's Coercive Acts. -
James Armistead
An African-American slave who fought in the Revolutionary war after under the officer Marqui De lafayette -
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Common Sense
A pamphlet by Thomas Paine. It advocated independence from Great Britain to the 13th Colonies -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the Revolutionary war -
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Franklin and Jefferson as diplomats
They represented colonies during the Revolutionary War. They had to deal with disputes with the British such as the taxation issues. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention held by representatives from the Thirteen Colonies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
Fort Ticonderoga
A fort used during the revolutionary war after a force of green mountain boys led by Colonel Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
A war fought during the Siege of Boston -
Declaration of Independence
A document that determined the independence of the 13 Colonies -
The Battles of Trenton
A small battle during the Revolutionary War between the British and the Patriots -
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The Battles of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga were the turning point of when the British attempted to gain control of the Hudson River Valley -
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Valley Forge
A military camp where the American Continental Army stayed during the Revolutionary war. -
The Spanish Declares war on Britain
The Spanish declare war to create a de facto alliance with the Americans to fight the British so they don't have an idea that could influence other people -
Articles of Confederation Ratification
An agreement among the 13 colonies that formed the first amendment -
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Yorktown
A dismissive by the American Continental Army in Yorktown Virginia -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Between the US and Great Britain ended Revolutionary War recognized American independence -
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Constitution adopted
Constitution Convention met at the Pennsylvania State House to revise the Articles of Confederation -
Paul Revere's Ride
A poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that has a collection of the actions Paul Revere did on April 1775
