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American Revolution
Study these important vocabulary words for Friday's unit test
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4th Grade
05/29/2010

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Stamp Act
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In 1765 this law passed a tax on items the colonists purchased like newspapers and playing cards. It made the colonists very angry.
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Loyalists
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An American colonist who was loyal to the British
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Sons of Liberty
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a group of patriots who boycotted British goods and was responsible for the Boston Tea Party
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King George III
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He was the ruler of Britain. A statue of him was melted down to make bullets to use against the British troops
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Patriots
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American colonists who were against British rule and the unfair laws that England placed upon them.
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New York Tea Party
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in 1774 the Patriots dumped 18 boxes of tea into the the New York Harbor to protest the tax on tea
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Parliament
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the British law-making body or government
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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the first battles of the American Revolution
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red coats
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another name for the British soldiers. They got this name for the color of their coats
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Thomas Jefferson
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The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence
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George Washington
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He was the commander of the Continental Army and would later become our first president
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General Burgoyne
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The British general who had a plan to capture Albany. His planned failed though and he surrendered at the Battle of Saratoga
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The Battle of Saratoga
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This battle was the turning point of the war. American troops defeated General Burgoyne's army here in 1777. This convinced France to join the American's side.
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Battle of Yorktown
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This was the final battle of the American Revolution.
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General Cornwallis
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He was the British soldier who surrendered to George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.
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Benedict Arnold
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He was a traitor because he gave secret information to the British about the American's military strategy.
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Treaty of Paris
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This was the peace treaty that was signed on September 3, 1783
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Declaration of Independence
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This document was adopted July 4, 1776. It declared America as free and independent country from Great Britain.
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John Hancock
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He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence
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Paul Revere
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His famous "Midnight Ride" warned the Americans that the British were coming to Lexington
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Joseph Brant
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He was the Mohawk Chief who sided with the British at the Battle of Oriskany
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Battle of Oriskany
Definition
The Americans won this battle against the British and the Native Americans.
This helped keep the British from getting to Albany in time.
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Boston Tea Party
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The Sons of Liberty dressed up like Mohawk Indians and threw tea in to the Boston Harbor to protest the tax.
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General Gates
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This was the American General who defeated General Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga.
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