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War between Britain and France over North American territory.

Britain won but gained a large war debt.

Led to new colonial taxes and tensions.

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British monarch during the American Revolution.

Insisted on keeping control over colonies.

Blamed by colonists for tyranny.

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Commander of the Continental Army.

Known for strong leadership and strategy.

Became first U.S. President.

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Issued by King George III to stop westward expansion.

Colonists could not settle past the Appalachian Mountains.

Angered colonists who wanted new land.

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Tax on printed goods like newspapers and legal documents.

United colonists in protest.

Repealed due to colonial boycotts.

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Allowed British East India Company to sell cheap tea in colonies.

Hurt local merchants.

Led to the Boston Tea Party protest.

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First British tax aimed directly at colonies.

Taxed imported sugar and molasses.

Colonists protested “no taxation without representation.”

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British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists.

Five colonists were killed.

Used as propaganda against the British.

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Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawks threw tea overboard.

Protest against Tea Act taxes.

Led to Britain’s harsh Intolerable Acts.

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Representatives from colonies met to respond to British laws.

Agreed to boycott British goods.

Began organizing colonial unity.

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Directed the war effort.

Appointed George Washington as commander.

Approved the Declaration of Independence.

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First battles of the Revolution.

British tried to seize weapons, but colonists resisted.

Marked the start of open war.

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ritish general who led southern campaigns.

Defeated at Yorktown in 1781.

His surrender ended major fighting.

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Warned colonists that the British were coming.

Member of the Sons of Liberty.

Helped spread revolutionary news.

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Strong advocate for independence.

Defended British soldiers after Boston Massacre to show fairness.

Later became 2nd U.S. President.

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First to sign the Declaration of Independence.

President of the Continental Congress.

Wealthy patriot and leader in Boston.

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Written mostly by Thomas Jefferson.

Declared the colonies free from Britain.

Signed on July 4, 1776.

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Major American victory in New York.

Turning point that convinced France to help.

Boosted colonial morale.

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Last major battle of the war.

Washington and French allies trapped British forces.

Cornwallis surrendered to Washington.

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Officially ended the Revolutionary War.

Britain recognized American independence.

Set U.S. borders from Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River

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Main author of the Declaration.

Believed in natural rights and liberty.

3rd U.S. President.

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Helped write the Declaration.

Secured French support during the war.

Promoted colonial unity.

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Wrote Common Sense encouraging independence.

Simple, powerful language inspired colonists.

Also wrote The American Crisis to motivate troops.