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American Revolution
If you lived at the time of the American Revolution, by Kay Moore
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11/30/2009

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wonder

Definition
have a wish to know something
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empire

Definition
the domain ruled by a king
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to rule

Definition
to control with authority
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to sign

Definition
to write one's name (on)
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colony

 

(colonies)

Definition
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
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independent

Definition
free, not controlled
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revolution

Definition
the termination of a government by those who are governed by force, violence
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independence

Definition
freedom
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struggle

Definition
fight
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civil war

Definition
war fought between people of the same country
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background

Definition
a person's previous experience or training
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thought

Definition
the past tense form of the verb "think"
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break away from

Definition
separate from
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Loyalists

Definition
people remaining loyal to the king
(staying on the king's side, supporting the king)
other names:
"Royalists"
"the King's friends"
"Tories"
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Patriots

Definition
people who wanted to be free from British rule
other names:
"Rebels"
"Sons of Liberty"
"Colonials"
"Whigs"
"Liberty Boys"
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The Declaration of Independence

 

July 4, 1776

Definition
signed by the members of the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776
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King George III

Definition
king of England who ruled the British Empire
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stagecoach

Definition
[image]
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plantations

Definition
large farms
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whale

Definition
[image]
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soil

Definition
[image]
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wheat

Definition
[image]
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indigo

Definition
[image]
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dye

Definition
paint
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well-to-do people

Definition
rich people
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The Stamp Act

1765

Definition
law that made the colonists pay taxes (extra money) for newspapers, land deeds, card games, dice games, and even for graduation diplomas
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James Otis

Definition
Boston lawyer who exlaimed that "Taxation without representation is tyranny!" 1765
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stir up

Definition
agitate
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complain

Definition
express unhappiness
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rally

Definition
come together
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Boston Tea Party

 

December 16, 1773

Definition
On December 16, 1773, angry Patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 crates (=boxes) of tea into Boston Harbor
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Redcoats

 

(Lobsterback)

 

British soldiers

Definition
[image]
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Hessian

Definition
German soldier
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1778

Definition
France joined the Patriots' side
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1779

Definition
Spain and Holland entered the war supplying money to the Patriots
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Benjamin Franklin

Definition
was a Patriot
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George Washington

Definition
was the Patriot leader of the Continental Army
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indentured servants

Definition
people who had to work for someone else for a number of years to pay off a debt
Term

 

minutemen

Definition
Patriot soldiers who could get ready to fight in a minute
Term

 

April 19, 1775

Definition
British soldiers and Patriots fought at Lexington and
Concord, Massachusetts.
This was the start of the American
Revolution.
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