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American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Patriots | Colonists that wanted to break away from English rule |
| Loyalists | Colonists that sided with Great Britain during Revolutionary War |
| Redcoats | A nickname for British soldiers |
| Minutemen | American colonial militia members that were ready to fight at a moment's notice |
| Continental Army | Army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American Colonies against the British |
| First Continental Congress | Delegates from all of the colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia to Great Britain's Intolerable Acts |
| Second Continental Congress | A second group of delegates who met in Philadelphia to discuss how to deal with the King of England. They created the Olive Branch Petition and the Continental Army |
| Declaration of Independece | This document declared the colonies free from British rule and listed the colonist's grievances against Britain |
| George Washington | This Virginian commanded the Continental Army. He later became the first president of the United States |
| Thomas Paine | This man wrote Common Sense, an influential pamphlet in which he argued that citizens, not kings and queens, should make the laws |
| Thomas Jefferson | This founding father was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. He later became the 3rd President of the United States |
| John Adams | One of the founding fathers of the U.S. His wife encouraged him to "remember the ladies" |
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