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King George III | Ruler of the American Colonies. |
representation | What the colonists wanted in the British Parliment. |
Patriots | Colonists who wanted to break away from British rule. |
Loyalists | Colonists who wanted to remain loyal to King George III. |
Lexington | Where the first battle of the American Revolution took place. |
Paul Revere | The famous rider who rode to Lexington and Concord alerting minutemen that the British were coming. |
Sons of Liberty | The group of colonists who organized the boycotting of British goods and were instrumental in the beginnings of the war. |
William Dawes | The second rider to Lexington and Concord alerting the minutemen that the British were coming. |
Minutemen | Patriots that were ready to fight the British in a minute's notice. |
Declaration of Independence | The document written to King George III stating that the colonies wanted to be independent of British rule. |
Thomas Jefferson | The author of the Declaration of Independence. |
John Hancock | Head of the Second Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. |