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| Boston Massacre | British soldiers shot into a crowd and killed four patriots |
| Boston Tea Party | angry patriots, dressed as Indians, tossed crates of tea into the Boston Harbor |
| Britain (English) | Settlers that came from England creating the first American colonies |
| Continental Congress | met to decide how to deal with England. |
| Continental Army | Led by General Washington, they were untrained fighters for Independence from England. |
| King George | King of England, refused to listen to the Colonists. |
| Patriots | Colonists against British rule |
| Loyalists | People who wanted to stay under British rule |
| Quartering Act | law passed by Britain(England) to feed and house British soldiers. |
| Red Coats | British soldiers who wore RED Coats that were easy to see and made them easy targets. |
| "Shot heard around the world" | at the Battle of Concord, where the colonists won the battle |
| July 4, 1776 | The Declaration of Independence was written |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Yorktown | Where the last battle was fought, and the Revolutionary War was won. |
| Battle of Saratoga | The turning point of the Revolutinary War. |
| George Washington | leader of the Continental Army, and 1st President of the United States of America |
| Stamp Act | A tax on all printed material that was published |
