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American Revolution
VA/US History American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War | Conflict between the British and French in America that led to British taxes of American colonists |
| Proclamation of 1763 | British law that prevented American colonists from moving west; it was meant to prevent conflicts with Indians |
| Stamp Act and Sugar Act | British taxes that angered American colonists and led to the American Revolution |
| Lexington and Concord | cities in Massachusetts that were the location of the first conflicts of the American Revolution |
| Yorktown | American victory in the American Revolution that led to the British granting the Americans their independence |
| Ben Franklin | American founder who negotiated with the French to get them to support America in their war for independence against Britain |
| George Washington | commander of American colonial forces during the American Revolution |
| Loyalists | American colonists who remained loyal to the British government during the American Revolution |
| John Locke | British philosopher whose ideas were expressed in the Declaration of Independence |
| Declaration of Independence | America's statement expressing their reasons for trying to become independent from Great Britain; written by Thomas Jefferson |
| Common Sense | Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to try to convince Americans to support independence |
| Minutemen | Massachusetts militia members who fought the British in the opening conflict of the American Revolution |
| Neutrals | American colonists who refused to join either side in the American Revolution |
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