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Causes of the Revolutionary War
Famous People of the Revolutionary War
Famous People 2/Information
Revolutionary War Battles
General Facts
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French and Indian War
The debt King George III wanted, so he taxed the colonists to help pay back the money.
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Paul Revere
The person rode with William Dawes to tell people that the British army was coming
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King George The III
He was King of England at the time of the war
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The Boston Massacre
during this incident, 5 unarmed colonists were killed by the British Army
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Hessians
German soldiers hired to fight
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Stamp Act
This act placed a tax on paper goods
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Deborah Sampson
Disguised herself as a man and fought in the war
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George Washington
He was the leader of the Continental Army (American)
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Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle between the Americans and the British...Americans lost due to lack of ammo
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Minutemen
This is the nickname of the American militia ready to fight at a minutes notice
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Proclamation of 1763
This was imposed by King George saying colonist could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
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Benedict Arnold
Traitor of the Continental Army
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Battle of Lexington/Concord
The shot 'heard round the world' occurred at this battle.
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Battle of Saratoga
This battle is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. French agreed to help Continental Army
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Boston Tea Party
During this raid, colonists dressed as indians and threw tea into the harbor..a protest against the Tea Tax
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Intolerable Acts
These acts were given to the colonists as a response to the Boston Tea Party
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General Cornwallis
This British General surrendered to the American and French armies at Yorktown
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Continental Congress
At this meeting of delegates from 12 colonies, the colonists met to discuss ways to fight the acts
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Valley Forge
During this winter encampment many soldiers died from disease or abandoned the army
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Washington crosses the Delaware
Surprise attack on Christmas Eve on the German soldiers.
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Tea Act
This act placed a tax on tea sold cheaply by the East Asia Tea Company
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Thomas Paine
wrote "Common Sense"
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loyalists
These colonists still supported King George III
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Battle of Yorktown
This Battle was the end of the Revolutionary War. General Cornwallis' troops were trapped during this battle
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Treaty of Paris
This document signed on September 3, 1783 officially ended the war