American Revolution
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| No Taxation without Representation | the slogan of the War of Independence. Americans felt the British did not have a right to tax them.
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| The Stamp Act | a tax on all legal documents
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| 4 July 1776 | Declaration of Independence
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| Valley Forge | the place where the Continental Army trained during the winter of 1777-1778
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| Frederick Von Steuben | German who trained the Continental Army
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| Yorktown | location of the final battle of the War of Independence
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| Treaty of Paris | the treaty that ended the War of Indepence
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| Trenton and Princeton | Washington won surprise victories.
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| Continental Congress | A meeting of the representatives of the 13 colonies.
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| Lexington | The first shots of the war were fired here.
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| Continental Army | The American Army.
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| General Cornwallis | British General who surrendered at Yorktown.
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| The Boston Massacre | the British army shot dead five men who were protesting against the Townshend Acts.
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| The Townshend Acts | series of taxes on everyday items.
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| Boston Tea Party | Americans dumped valuable cargo of tea into Boston harbour.
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| Guerrilla Warfare | ambush tactics against better trained and better equipped army.
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