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This war led to debt for Britain, and is the reason for the future taxes.
French and Indian War
Commander in chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
The refusal to obey certain laws or government demands
Civil disobedience
King of England during the American Revolution
King George III
Act placing a tax on tea
Tea Act
This agreement ended the american revolution
Treaty of paris (1783)
Main author of the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
Boston Tea Party
Leader of the sons of liberty
Samuel Adams
Act placing a tax on all paper goods
Stamp act
This battle helped america gain help from a foreign alliance
Saratoga
"give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry
The first group to meet and share dissatisfaction with the king
First continental congress
Patriot writer who convinced others to join fight
Mercy Otis Warren
The first act passed against colonists, made them very angry
Sugar act
General lee cornwallis surrendered here
Yorktown
First to die in the revolution
Crispus Attucks
The three unalienable rights listed in the constitution are...
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Held spaniards off port but allowed American use
Bernardo De galvez
Act that closed the Boston Harbor from use by colonists
Intolerable acts
"the shot heard round the world"
Lexington and Concord
Wrote a letter saying "remember the women"
Abigail Adams
Document that allowed british soldiers to search colonist homes
Writs of assistance
Wrote a famous pamphlet that convinced people to support patriot cause
Thomas Paine
Act that placed a tax on several miscellaneous items such as silk
Townshend acts