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SSUSH3 and 4
US History Standards 3 and 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War | British fighting French in colonies over the Ohio River Valley; British win and begin taxing colonies to pay war debt. |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | End of French & Indian War – caused British to start taxing colonies to pay war debt |
| Proclamation of 1763 | British proclamation that colonists can’t settle past App. Mtns. |
| Stamp Act | British action that colonists have to pay extra tax on printed materials. First direct tax on the colonists |
| Intolerable Acts | British action that took away colonists rights as British “citizens” – lead to more unrest in colonies |
| Sons and Daughters of Liberty | Secret societies formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. |
| Common Sense | Written by Thomas Paine. Changed the colonists minds about independence. |
| Thomas Paine | Colonist (patriot) who wrote Common Sense telling Americans why we needed independence |
| Declaration of Independence | Colonial document in 1776 alerting England that the colonies were no longer going to obey King & Parliament. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Writer of Declaration of Independence & 3rd President of the US |
| Baron Von Steuben | Prussian office that helped establish a program of training at Valley Forge |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French military officer – helped train colonial militia during Revolution |
| George Washington | Leader of American army during Revolution – raised troop morale. First president of United States |
| Valley Forge | Washington trained troops at this place during the winter with help – kept them alive during harsh winter. |
| Yorktown | Final battle of Revolution – Cornwallis surrenders after being surrounded on a peninsula |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Treaty that brings about the formal end of American Revolution – United States is recognized. |
| Lord Cornwallis | Commander of British Army – surrendered to American “rebels” at Yorktown |
| Boston Massacre | incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. |
| Battle of Trenton | Washington leads troops in surprise attack on Dec 26th 1776 that improves morale enough to continue fighting. |
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