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| "Give me liberty or give me death." |
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| 2 nicknames for British soldiers |
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1. Red Coats
2. Lobster-Backs |
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| Americans proved they were hard to beat here |
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All taxes removed except for tea.
Colonists dressed as Indians and dumped tea from British ships into Boston harbor to protest |
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| British surrendered to the Americans here |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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Stated for the world why the Americans wanted their independence.
Signed on July 4, 1776
Riders rushed copies to the 13 colonies
Liberty Bell was rung |
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| German soldiers hired by King George III |
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| All documents bought by colonists had to have a seal or stamp on them. Each stamp or seal was a tax they had to pay |
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| a brave American spy who was killed by the British |
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| a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
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| a famous American silversmith and patriot |
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| a narrow, man-made channel of water that joins other bodies of water |
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| "We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or to die." |
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| a part of an ocean that reaches into the land, generally with a narrower opening than a bay |
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| an inland body of water that is usually fresh |
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| chosen by Congress to be the supreme commander of the American troops |
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| "I have not yet begun to fight." |
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| first to sign the Declaration of Independence |
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| leader of the British army who surrendered to George Washington at the end of the war |
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| led the "Green Mountain Boys" and took Fort Ticonderoga |
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| money that people pay to the government |
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| president of the Second Continental Congress |
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| remained loyal to England |
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| secured the Northwest Territory for America by capturing three forts on the frontier |
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| stitched the first American flag with stars and stripes |
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| "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." |
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| the battle here was the turning point of the war |
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| the black patriot killed during the Boston Massacre |
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| the day we celebrate America's independence |
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| the king of England during the War for Independence |
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| the land deposited at the mouth of a river |
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| "The British are coming! The British are coming!" |
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| the place where a river begins |
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| they could be ready to fight in a minute |
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| told the world why the colonists wanted their independence |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| wanted to be free from England's rule |
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| where the Continental army spent a hard winter |
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| where the Hessians were defeated on Christmas Day |
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| where the War for Independence began |
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