American Revolution
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| Leader of the Sons of Liberty | Sam Adams
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| American who tried to sell West Point to the British | Benedict Arnold
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| British General, "Gentleman Johnny," defeated in Battle of Saratoga | John Burgoyne
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| First to sign the Declaration of Independence | John Hancock
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| Patriot-"Give me Liberty or give me death" | Patrick Henry
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| German mercenaries-helped British | Hessians
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| Author of the Declaration of Independence and a president of the U.S. | Thomas Jefferson
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| American Naval leader-"I have not yet begun to fight" | John Paul Jones
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| A Frenchman who assisted Americans during the war | Marquis de Lafayette
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| People who supported England during the Revolution | Loyalists (Tories)
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| Hired soldiers | Mercenaries
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| Men who would be ready to defend America at a minute's notice | Minutemen
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| Wrote, "Common Sense" urging patriots to Separate from England | Thomas Paine
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| People who wanted the colonies to be free | Patriots
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| Name for people who rebelled against English rule | Rebels
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| Another name for British soldiers | Redcoats
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| Made the famous ride that warned the Minutemen that "British are coming" | Paul Revere
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| Trained Washington's troops at Valley Forge | Baron von Steuben
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| General of the Continental Army and the first president of the U.S. | George Washington
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| To refuse to buy products | Boycott
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| A government organized boycott of goods | Embargo
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| Men willing to serve in the army for a short time-not a career soldier | Militia
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| Love and loyalty for one's country | Patriotism
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| To sneak goods in or out of a country | Smuggling
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| Tax on imported goods | Tariff
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| Committing a crime against his country (Ex. Benedict Arnold) | Treason
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| Colonists had to "quarter" British troops-provide a place to live and supplies | Quartering Act
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| A tax-colonists had to buy stamps to put on items | Stamp Act
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| A tax on tea-resulted in the Boston Tea Party | Tea Act
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| War fought for independence from Britain | American Revolution
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| Causes of the American Revolution | "No taxation without representation"-England needed to pay the cost(debt)of the Seven Years War(French and Indian War)
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| Result of the American Revolution | The colonies because independent-formed United States of America
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| Clash between British troops and Boston colonists-5 colonists killed | Boston Massacre
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| Patriots protested the Tea Act-threw tea shipment into Boston Harbor | Boston Tea Party
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| British tried to capture Adams and Hancock and gunpowder | Battles at Lexington and Concord
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| Alerted the Minutemen at Lexington and Concord | Paul Revere
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| Turning Point of the Revolution-France joins the Americans | Battle of Saratoga
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| Baron von Steuben trains Washington's troops in European warfare | Valley Forge
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| Benedict Arnold attempted to sell the plans for the fort on the Hudson River who ever controlled the Hudson River would probably win the war | West Point
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| Last battle of the Revolution-Cornwallis surrenders | Battle of Yorktown
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| Written document declaring the United States was free and independent from Britain-lists the reasons for independence | Declaration of Independence
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| "Give me liberty or give me death" | Patrick Henry
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| "No taxation without representation" | James Otis
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| An organized means of keeping New England colonies informed by means of letters-later spread to all colonies | Committee of Correspondence
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| Army of the Colonies (United States) | Continental Army
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| A secret group organized in Boston to protest acts-Sam Adams | Sons of Liberty
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| The western boundary of the U.S. as a result of the Treaty of 1782 (George Rogers Clark) | The Mississippi River
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| Name of the Lewis and Clark expedition into the Louisiana Territory | Corps of Discovery
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| Name given to men who wrote the U.S. Constitution | Founding Fathers
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| Hero of the Battle of New Orleans | Andrew Jackson
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| Author of the Star-Spangled Banner | Francis Scott Key
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| Explorers into the Louisiana Territory | Lewis and Clark
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| Hero in the Battle of Lake Erie-War of 1812-"We have met the enemy and they are ours" | Oliver Hazard Perry
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| Native American guide for Lewis and Clark during the exploration | Sacajawea
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| President who purchased the Louisiana Territory | Thomas Jefferson
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| The Louisiana Territory was purchased from | Napoleon (France)
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| Explored the Louisiana Territory | Lewis and Clark
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| Dates of Lewis and Clark's exploration | 1803-1806
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| An all water route from Europe to Asia | Northwest Passage
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| Area of the U.S. north and west of the Ohio River after the Revolution | Northwest Territory
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| Forbidden the Northwest Territory | Slavery
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| Slave that was with Lewis and Clark during the exploration | York
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