| A | B |
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| King George III | British king during Revolutionary era |
| Lord Cornwallis | British general who surrenderd at Yoyrktown |
| John Adams | Championed the cause of independence |
| George Washing ton | Commander of the Continental Army |
| Thomas Jefferson | Major author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Patrick Henry | Outspoken member of the House of Burgesses who inspired patriotism |
| Benjamin Franklin | Prominent member of the Continental Congress who helped frame the Declaration and gain support from France |
| Phillis Wheatley | Slave who wrote poems and plays supporting American Independence |
| Paul Revere | Patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonist of British arrival |
| Boston Massacre | Colonists in Bostin were shot after taunting British soldiers |
| Boston Tea Party | Samual Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbour to protest tea taxes |
| First Continental Congress | Delegates from all colonies except Gerorgia met to discuss problems with GGB and to promote independence |
| Battles of Lexington and COncord | first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War |
| Approval of Declaration of Independence | the colonies declared independence from Great Britain on 4 July 1776 |
| Battle of Saratoga | American victory that marked the turning point in the Revolutionary War |
| Surrender at Yorktown | Colonial victory overe Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the Revolutionary War |
| Signing of the Treaty of Paris | Great Britain recognized American independence |
