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| YORKTOWN | English surrendured here after the last major battle of the war. |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON | Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON | Writer of the Declaration of Independence |
| PATRICK HENRY | A great speaker who said "Give me liberty or give me death". |
| DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | This document gives reasons for independence and states that power to govern belongs to people, not kings. |
| JAMES ARMISTEAD LAFAYETTE | Slave who was freed after serving in the Continental Army |
| PARLIAMENT | The English law-making body |
| PATRIOTS | Colonists who wanted independence from England |
| LOYALISTS | Colonists who remained loyal to England |
| CONTINENTAL ARMY | The colonial army that fought against England |
| July 4, 1776 | Date Declaration of Independence was signed |
| 1775-1781 | The Revolutionary War was fought during these years. |
| 1781 | Year Revolution ended at the Battle of Yorktown |
