| A | B |
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| Proclamation of 1763 | Colonists were not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Treaty of Paris | British property returned to owners |
| Quartering Act | Colonists were required to put British soldiers in their homes |
| Intolerable Acts | Boston Harbor was closed due to this act |
| Lexington and Concord | Consider the first battle of the war |
| Patriots | Colonists that wanted independence |
| Neutrals | This colonists did not take side during the war |
| Loyalists or Tories | Colonists that were against independence |
| Boston Massacre | British troops open fire and killed 5 colonists |
| Townsend Act | Indirect tax on lead, paper, and tea |
| First Continental Congress | Colonists drew a list of complaints to the British and boycott trade with them |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" |
| Patrick Henry | Give me Liberty or give me death" |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists dress as Native Americans dumped tea into the harbor |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Second Continental Congress | In here the colonists elected George Washington as their general |
| Yorktown | Last battle of the war |
| Saratoga | This battle is considered the turning point of the war |
| British Strengths | Strong government, more money, well trained army |
| American Strengths | Fighting on own soil,Better fire arms, Help from other countries |
| Treay of Paris | The British recognized American Independence. They were allowed to collect taxes |
| Stamp Act | Colonists were required to pay a tax in most printed materials |
