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Final Exam Review American Revolution Terms-Very Very Very HELPFUL-

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Sam Adams   Leader of the Sons of Liberty  
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Benedict Arnold   American who tried to sell West Point to the British  
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John Burgoyne   British General, "Gentleman Johnny," defeated in Battle of Saratoga  
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John Hancock   First to sign the Declaration of Independence  
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Patrick Henry   Patriot- "Give me liberty or give me death!"  
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Hessians   German mercenaries-helped British  
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Thomas Jefferson   Author of the Declaration of Independence and a president of the U.S.  
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John Paul Jones   American Naval Officer-"I have not yet begun to fight!"  
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Tories   People who supported England during the Revolution  
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Minute Men   Men who could be ready to defend America at a minute's notice  
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Thomas Paine   Wrote "Common Sense" urging patriots to separate from England  
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Patriots   People who wanted the colonies to be free  
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Rebels   People who rebelled against English rule  
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Redcoats   Another name for British soldiers  
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Paul Revere   Made the famous ride that warned the Minute Men that "The British are coming!"  
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Baron von Steuben   Trained Washington's troops at Valley Forge  
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George Washington   General of the Continental Army and the first president of the U.S.  
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Boycott   To refuse to buy products  
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Embargo   A government organized boycott  
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Militia   Men willing to serve in the army for a short time-not a career soldier  
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Nationalism   Love and loyalty for one's country  
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Smuggling   To sneak goods in or out of a country  
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Tariff   Tax on imported goods  
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Treason   Committing a crime against one's own country  
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Quartering Act   Colonists had to "quarter" British troops-provide a place to live and provide supplies  
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Stamp Act   A tax-colonists had to buy stamps to put on items  
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Tea Act   A tax on tea-resulted in the Boston Tea Party  
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American Revolution   War fought for independence from Britain  
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Causes of the War   "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!"and England needed to pay the debt of the French and Indian War  
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Results of the War   The colonies became independent- formed U.S.A.  
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Boston Massacre   Clash between British troops and Boston colonists-5 colonists killed  
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Boston Tea Party   Patriots protest the Tea Act-threw tea shipment into Boston Harbor  
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Battle of Lexington and Concord   British tried to capture John Adams, John Hancock and gunpowder  
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Paul Revere and William Davies   Alerted the Minute Men at Lexington and Concord  
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Battle of Saratoga   Turning point of the Revolution- France joins the Americas  
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Valley Forge   Baron von Steuben trains Washington's troops in European warfare  
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West Point   Benedict Arnold attempted to sell the plans for the fort on the Hudson River. Whoever controlled the Hudson River would probably win the war.  
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Yorktown   The last battle of the Revolution-Cornwallis surrenders to U.S.  
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Declaration of Independence   Written document declaring the U.S. was free and independent of Britain-lists the reasons for independence  
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James Otis   "No taxation without representation!"  
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Committee of Correspondence   An organized means of keeping New England colonies informed by means of letters-later spread to all colonies  
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Continental Army   Army of the U.S.A. Colonies  
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Sons of Liberty   A secret group organized in Boston to protest acts-Sam Adams  
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The Mississippi River   The western boundary of the U.S. as a result of the treaty of 1782  
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