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| Asked King George to repeal the Intolerable Acts |
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| Prevented colonists from fighting with Native Americans |
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| Viginia House of Burgesses |
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| Provided an example of representative form of government |
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| No taxation without representation |
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| Opposed all British taxes until the colonies had representation in Parliament |
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| Women's responsibility during the Revolutionary War |
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- handling the farm for the family
- producing guns used by the soldiers of the Continental Army
- making shoes, uniforms, and blankets for the Continental soldiers |
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| Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine |
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| Convinced American colonists to break away from England |
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| Gave 13 colonies their independence from Britain |
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| Treaty of Paris and Loyalists |
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| States had to pay Loyalists for property lost during the war. |
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| Encouraged France to become allies with the Americans |
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| France and the Battle of Yorktown |
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| French navy blocked British supply ships |
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| Americans captured a large supply of cannons that they needed |
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| German troops hired by the king to fight the colonists |
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| Place where George Washington's men suffered many hardships during the winter of 1777-1778 |
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| Turning point of the Revolutionary War |
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| Problem of the Continental Army |
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| They had little or no experience |
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| Most of the words of the Declaration of Independence |
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| Tell of the wrongdoings of the English king |
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| When was the Declaration of Independence accepted |
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| A right gained at birth and can't be taken by the government |
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| Where do governments get their authority from |
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| Governments are established because.... |
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| Protect the rights of citizens |
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| Surprise raids and hit-an-run tactis |
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| Used by Southern patriots to defeat British troops |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Stated that the American colonists were breaking away from Britain |
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| First Continental Congress |
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| Decided to boycott all British goods in the colonies |
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| Warn American colonists that British soldiers were coming |
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| American militia that fought at Lexington and Concord |
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| Shot heard round the world |
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| The events that occurred at the battle of Lexington |
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