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03/04/2009

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minutemen
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were pople ready tofight in a minute
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tyranny
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unjust use of power
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loyalist
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colonist who sided with britain during the american revolution
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patriot
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colonist who wanted independence
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continental
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group of repsentatives from the colonies who voted in 1776 for indepedence
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declartion of indepedence
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the document that claimed independence
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mecklenburg resolves
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document that anticipated an idependant local goverment
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hessian
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german soldier hired to fight
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nathanael greene
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commander of the continental army in the south
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yorktown
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virginia port
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treaty of paris
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1783 treaty that ended the revolutionary war
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revolution
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when america wanted independence
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george rogers clark
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protected setlers
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privateers
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trading ships
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john pual jones
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ship comander
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lord charles cornwallis
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tried to retake nc
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partisans
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patriot fallower
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