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- Most famous for being the first signer of the Declaration of Independence in large script
- This signified that he did not care that he was committing treason and lived by the words "Give me Liberty of Give me Death"
- President of the Second Continental Congress

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- He was a Lawyer, Diplomat, and Founding Father of America
- He was elected the Second President of the United States in 1797
- Delegate from Massachusetts who played a key role in persuading Congress to declare independence
- Helped America sign a Peace Treaty with Britain after the war

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- Writer of the Declaration of Independence
- He was "voluntold" by the Second Continental Congress to write in
- Tried to end slavery in the Declaration
- Submitted it to congress on July 2, 1776
- Third President of the United States
- One of the founding fathers
- His face is carved on Mount Rushmore

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- King of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
- He is mainly responsible for the Colonists wanting to break apart from Britain
- Forced colonists to pay unfair amounts of taxes to help England pay off war reparations
- Received the Second original copy of the Declaration of Independence

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- English General who served during America's War for Independence
- Is infamous for his surrender at Yorktown which proclaimed the Colonists victors in the war
- He was too embarrassed to present his sword to General Rochambeau at Yorktown so he sent one of his officers to do it for him

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- One of the "Founding Fathers" of the Declaration of Independence
- He was an phenomenal inventor (inventing many things still in use today)
- Was a lead Independence Activist and Diplomat
- Contrary to belief Ben was stationed in Europe for most of the War
- His face is carved on Mount Rushmore

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- Author of the Book "Common Sense"
- Book was short, easy to read, and easily available, which made it become a very influential piece of literature in the quest for independence
- Paine was influenced by Enlightenment thinkers like Locke and Hobbes while writing this book

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- Known for being a HUGE Patriot
- Made the famous "The British are Coming" ride during the night of Lexington and Concord
- Worked as a working class silversmith in Boston
- Contributed greatly to the Continental Army

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- General of the Continental Army
- Was selected for this job because he was a former British Officer so he is familiar with British battle tactics
- First elected President of the United States
- Lived from 1732-1799 (Died at age 67)
- Led the Colonists to a victory in the Revolutionary War

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- Signed into affect on September 3, 1783
- The treaty recognized America a free state (Not ruled by Britain anymore)
- Other points of the document were: all prisoners of war be released, established boundaries of the colonies, and fishing rights in The Atlantic Northeast
- Signing of the document took place in Paris, France

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- Fought in Yorktown, Virginia on October 19, 1781
- General Cornwallis was captured, Colonists then stated he will be returned if Britain surrenders
- Marked the end of the Revolutionary War, the Colonists are victorious
- Cornwallis refused to present his sword to General Rochambeau because he was too ashamed
- French Naval reinforcements were a key reason why the Colonists were victorious

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- Battle was fought in Saratoga, New York
- Commonly known as the "Turning Point" of the war
- Made France realize the it was possible for America to win the War
- France and America shortly allied

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- Met to discuss Independence from Britain
- Took place from June-July 1776
- Members of this congress "volunTOLD" Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence
- Took place in what today we call "Independence Hall" in Philadelphia

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- Written by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin (Mainly Jefferson)
- This document officially declared the Colonies independent from Britain
- Signing this document was considered the biggest act of treason you could possibly do
- Signed by 56 delegates from the second Continental Congress, the biggest and most famous signature being John Hancock's
- Jefferson presented it to congress on July 2, 1776 but it was officially released on July 4, 1776
- Jefferson tried to end slavery in a clause of the document, but it's editors removed that part

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- British military caught wind of a major Colonial arms holding in the cities of Lexington and Concord
- Britain tried to seize everything quietly
- Paul Revere made his famous "The British are coming!" ride this night
- The Shot Heard Round the World describes the first shot in the American Revolution which took place in this event
- First official battle of the war

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- Made on September 5, 1774 with delegates from every colony except for Georgia
- Decided to take a "trial" and wait a year to see how the situation with England would pan out
- Goal of the congress was to organize colonial resistance to the British Parliament's acts

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- Took Place on the night of December 16, 1773 in the Boston Harbor
- Enraged Colonists dressed up as Native Americans mocking the reason why they were being taxed, and snuck onto East India Company docked ships
- 90,000 Pounds of Tea (That was being sold at ridiculous prices) was dumped into the Boston Harbor
- This made the King Of England (King George III) very angry

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- This pivotal event took place on March 5, 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts
- Many drunk Colonists began to throw things angrily at stationed British Troops over the many taxes that were placed on them
- Eventually the situation got out of control and British troops open fired at Colonists killing 5 and wounding 6
- Was portrayed as a "Massacre" in newspapers with England completely at fault

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- On December 16, 1773 this tax was passed on all Tea imported into the Colonies
- This infuriated Colonists because it was a drink of choice, many turned to Coffee
- This tax would inspire the Boston Tea Party

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- Enacted on March 22, 1765 which taxed ALL items made in the colonies
- This further angered the Colonists because it is the second major tax act placed that targeted them
- You could be fined and/or arrested if you were caught without proper stamps on you

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- The First of many Taxes colonists were forced to pay to help England who was suffering from the costly French and Indian War
- Officially passed on April 5, 1764 this angered many colonists because they were being unfairly taxed
- Taxed everything that was shipped into the colonies that contained Sugar

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- This document was written after England won the French Indian War in 1763
- It prohibited any settlement West of the Appalachian Mountains
- This area was very expensive for England to guard so they pushed out all of the Natives to settle there

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- This war lasted from 1756 until 1763 between England and Natives Americans
- England was victorious but not by much, they almost lost because the French allied with the Natives
- George Washington was instrumental in helping England defeat France