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Revolutionary War
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5th Grade
03/21/2012

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territory
Definition
an area of land controlled by a nation
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Proclamation of 1763
Definition
an announcement by King George III outlawing settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
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French and Indian War
Definition
Conflict between Great Britain and France in North America 1756-1763
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Treaty of Paris 1763
Definition
agreement signed by Great Britain and France ending the French and Indian War
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boycott
Definition
to refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, company, country, or product
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repeal
Definition
to cancel
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Stamp Act
Definition
a law passed by the British requiring colonists to pay a tax on paper products
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Continental Army
Definition
the army created by the Second Continental Congress in May
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militia
Definition
a group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency
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Declaration of Independence
Definition
the official document announcing that the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain
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loyalist
Definition
a colonist who supports Great Britain in the American Revolution
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mercenary
Definition
a soldier who is paid to fight for another country
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Patriot
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an American colonist who supports the fight for independence
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desert
Definition
to go away and leave a person or thing that should not be left
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Treaty of Alliance
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a treaty signed between France and the United States during the American Revolution
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blockade
Definition
a barrier preventing the movement of troops and supplies
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Treaty of Paris 1783
Definition
the peace agreement in which Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country
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Yorktown
Definition
place where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington
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Quartering Act
Definition
Colonists were forced to house and feed British soldiers
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Taxation without Representation
Definition
colonists had no voice in the taxes imposed on them
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Townshend Acts
Definition
imposed taxes on factory made goods; paint, tea, paper, lead
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Revolutionary War 
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the war between the Patriots and the British in which the Patriots won their independence 
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Boston Tea Party
Definition
colonists in Boston, Massachusetts boarded a ship and dumped the cargo of tea in into the water
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Intolerable Acts
Definition
"unbearable" laws imposed on colonists by the British Parliament 
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1st Continental Congress
Definition
Representatives from the colonies met to discuss actions to take against the British
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Lexington
Definition
place of "the shot heard around the world"
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Treaty of Paris of 1783
Definition
signed by the United States and Great Britain, end of the Revolutionary War
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Fort Ticonderoga
Definition
captured by American forces without firing a shot
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Definition

colonists ordered not to fire "until you see the whites of their eyes",

British won but had significant losses,

Colonists realized they could win this war! 

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Articles of Confederation
Definition
Congress adopted this as the government of the new United States of America 
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Battle of Saratoga
Definition
the first major victory for the Patriots
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inflation
Definition
a rise in the price of goods and services
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delegates
Definition
a member of an elected assembly
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minutemen
Definition
colonists who were ready to fight
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