| A | B |
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| Thomas Paine | wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense" |
| Patrick Henry | "Give me Liberty or Give me Death |
| boycott | refusal to buy goods |
| Samuel Adams | leader of the Sons of Liberty, organized the Boston Tea Party |
| Boston Massacre | clash between British Soldiers and colonist in which five colonist were killed |
| Crispus Attucks | African American, first casualty of the Boston Massacre |
| Boston Tea Party | event where tea was dumped into Boston harbor in response to Tea Act |
| Paul Revere | Warned that the British were coming before Lexington and Concord. Also made propaganda etching of the Boston Massacre |
| Lexington and Concord | 1775, first shots of the Revolutionary War |
| Loyalist | colonist who sided with British, not for independence |
| Patriot | colonist in favor of independence |
| Declaration of Independence | 1776,by Thomas Jefferson, document declaring independence from England, contains grievances against King George |
| Bunker Hill | battle won by British but resulted in high casualties |
| unalienable rights | rights that cannot be taken away, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| Wentworth Cheswell | African American who served as a messenger during the Revolutionary War |
| Mercy Otis Warren | propaganda writer during the revolution and author of a book History of the American Revolution |
| civil disobedience | to protest without the use of violence |
| French and Indian War | conflict between Britain and France over Ohio River Valley |
| Proclamation of 1763 | an order prohibiting colonist from settling west of Appalachians |
| salutary neglect | hands off policy England had towards the colonies |
| Navigation Acts | 1651,laws to make sure colonies only traded with England |
