Revolutionary War
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| independence | freedom from another’s control
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| congress | a group of representatives who meet to address problems or write laws
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| Loyalist | a person who wanted the 13 colonies to remain loyal to England
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| Patriot | a person who wanted the 13 colonies to be independent from England
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| representative | a person who acts or speaks for a larger group
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| revolution | a fight to replace one government with a different government
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| tax | money the government collects from people
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| constitution | a set of written laws
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| declaration | an announcement
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| Francis Marion | 1732 - 1795; a Patriot soldier known as the Swamp Fox
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| Thomas Sumter | 1734 - 1832; a great Patriot leader who fought many battles; a county in our state is named for him
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| Andrew Pickens | 1739 - 1817; a soldier who led the Patriots to victory at the Battle of Cowpens
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| Intolerable Acts | When the British closed Boston Harbor and took power away from the leaders of Massachusetts – this was one cause of the Revolutionary War
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| Tea Tax | the British decided to make the colonist pay a tax on tea (their favorite drink) – this was one cause of the Revolutionary War
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| militia | a group of men who fight together
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| Battle of Kings Mountain | A battle fought at Kings Mountain, South Carolina; the Patriots defeated the British
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| Battle of Cowpens | A battle fought near a place where cows were kept; Andrew Pickens led the Patriots in this battle to defeat the British
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| Declaration of Independence | a letter written by the colonists saying they wanted to break away from England and start their own country
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