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King of England during the American Revolution.

Refused to give colonists a voice in government.

Kept passing unfair laws that made colonists rebel.

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Warned colonists that British troops were coming (“The British are coming!”).

Helped prepare militias for the battles of Lexington and Concord.

Was part of the Sons of Liberty, who protested British rule.

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President of the Second Continental Congress.

First to sign the Declaration of Independence (big signature!).

Helped organize protests against British taxes.

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Helped lead the push for independence.

Was part of the Continental Congress.

Helped write and support the Declaration of Independence.

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Wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet that pushed for independence.

Said it was time for America to break from Britain.

Inspired many colonists to join the Patriot cause.

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Helped convince France to support the American colonies.

Was part of the Continental Congress.

Helped write the Treaty of Paris to end the war.

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British general who fought against the colonists.

Lost the Battle of Yorktown, which ended the war.

His surrender helped America win independence.

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Led the Continental Army against the British.

Kept the army together through tough battles.

Helped win the war and became a symbol of leadership.

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Main writer of the Declaration of Independence.

Believed people had rights to life, liberty, and freedom.

Helped explain why the colonies wanted to break from Britain.

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Taxed sugar and molasses brought into the colonies.

Hurt colonial trade and made merchants angry.

Started the idea of “taxation without representation.”

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Said the colonies were breaking away from Britain.

Listed reasons why the colonist's wanted freedom.

Written mainly by Thomas Jefferson.

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Officially ended the Revolutionary War.

Britain recognized America as an independent country.

Set new borders for the United States.

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Britain and France fought over land in North America.

Britain won but had a huge debt, so they taxed the colonies.

Made colonists work together and later question British control.

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Said colonists couldn’t move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Made colonists mad because they wanted more land.

Showed Britain was trying to control colonial expansion.

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Let British East India Company sell tea cheaper than colonial merchants.

Colonists saw it as a trick to accept British taxes.

Led to the Boston Tea Party protest.

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Taxed printed items like newspapers and legal papers.

First direct tax that affected many colonists.

Led to protests and the slogan “No taxation without representation.”

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Meeting of 12 colonies to respond to the Intolerable Acts.

Agreed to boycott British goods.

Started organizing colonial resistance.

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British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists during a protest.

Used as propaganda to turn colonists against Britain.

Increased anger and support for the Patriot cause.

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Colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

Protested the Tea Act and British taxes.

Britain punished Boston with the Intolerable Acts.

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Managed the war and created the Continental Army.

Chose George Washington as commander.

Approved the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

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First battles of the American Revolution.

British tried to take colonial weapons but were stopped.

“Shot heard ’round the world” started the war.

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Big win for the American army.

Convinced France to help the colonies.

Turned the war in favor of the Patriots.