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| Boston Tea Party | Incident in 1773, when colonist protested British polices by boarding british ships and throwing their cargoes of the tea overboard. |
| French and Indian War | War of 1754-1763 between britain, france and their allies for control of north america. |
| Benjamin Franklin | American writer, publisher, scientist,inventor, and diplomat. |
| King George III | British monarch who reigned during the american revolution. |
| Jamestown | 1st english settlement in North America. |
| Valley Forge | site in southeast pennsylvania where washington and his army camped in winter of 1777-1778. |
| George Washington | Commander of the continental army. |
| Elizabeth Freeman | Enslaved African american who won her freedom in court. |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French aristocrat who volunteered to serve in washington's army. |
| Treaty of Pairs (1783) | The 1783 treaty that ended the revolutionary war. |
| John Smith | Leader of jamestown colony. |
| Lexington and concord | 1st Battles of the revolutionary war. |
| Declaration of Independence | Document that declared american independence from britain. |
| Great Awakening | Christian Religious movement. |
| Sons of Liberty | Secret society formed to oppose british polices. |
| Sugar Act | Law placing a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to other colonies. |
| John Adams | Lawyer who defended british soldiers accused of murder in the boston massacre. |
| Samuel Adams | Leader of the boston sons of liberty. |
| Paul Revere | Bostons silversmith who rode into the countryside to spread news of british troop movement. |
| Ethan Allen | Leader of a patriot group of fighters known as the green mountain boys. |
