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| Colonist | a person who lives in a colony. |
| French and Indian War | From 1754 to 1763 Great Britain and France fought for control of Canada and the Ohio River Valley. The Iroquois sided with the British |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Stated that all the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to Native Americans. This angered many New Yorkers who felt this proclamation took away their rights as British citizens to travel and settle where they wanted. |
| Stamp Act | a law that taxed many kinds of documents |
| Sons of Liberty | A club formed in New York City whose mission was to protest against the Stamp Act by marching with signs in the streets. They organized attacks against tax collectors |
| Boycott | is a refusal to buy goods in order to force the seller to change a rule. |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists in Boston threw chests of tea into the harbor in protest of a new tea tax. |
| Ethan Allen | A patriot leader who helped capture Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 without firing a shot. |
| George Washington | appointed General of the Continental Army. Later became the 1st President of the United States. |
| Loyalists | colonists who remained loyal to the king. |
| Patriots | colonists who acted against Britain's new laws. They believed they had the right to be independent from British rule. |
| Turning point | an event that causes important change. |
| Battle of Saratoga | considered to be the turning point of the American Revolution proving that the Patriots could defeat the larger, more skilled British army. |
| General John Burgoyne | British general who surrendered to General Horatio Gates (American) at Saratoga. |
| Traitor | a person who works to harm his or her own country. |
| Benedict Arnold | the American commander at West Point who felt his service to the Patriots was not appreciated. This disappointment led him to decide to give the plans of West Point to the British. |
| Declaration of Independence | 1776) a document explaining why the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain. |
| Articles of Confederation | (1781) the thirteen states agreed to form a new national government. This was the first written form of government |
| The U.S. Constitution | (1789) A plan of government. It is the supreme law and plan of the national government adopted in 1789. |
| Ratify | to approve. |
| Bill of Rights | (1791) The first ten amendments to the constitution. Protects an individual's rights and liberties against possible unjust rule by the federal government. |
| Battles of Lexington/Concord | The first battles of the Revolutionary War. |
