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| Deborah Sampson | this woman from Massachusetts pretended to be a man to fight with with Patriots during the Revolution |
| Andrew Jackson | this man from South Carolina was the 7th president of the US and fought with the Patriots during the Revolution |
| Benedict Arnold | he was a Patriot and hero during Revolution that turned traitor and worked for the British |
| Oneida | this Iroquois tribe fought with the Patriots during the American Revolution |
| James Armistead Lafayette | he was a slave from Virginia and a spy for both the Patriots and the British (double agent) during the Revolution |
| unalienable rights | rights that cannot be taken away |
| John Hancock | he was the person to sign the Declaration of Independence, he also signed it the largest |
| grievance | a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint |
| court martial | a trial for people in the military accused of breaking military law |
| Phyllis Wheatley | she was a slave, a poet, and a Patriot during the American Revolution |
| preamble | another word for an introduction |
| George Hewes | this shoemaker was an active Patriot, he was at both the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party |
| Nathan Hale | he was a Patriot spy during the Revolution and famous for the quote: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." |
| Thomas Jefferson | He wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Culper Spy Ring | this group provided valuable information to General Washing about British supplies and plans |
| loyalists | colonists that did not want independence from England; they stayed loyal to England and the King |
| Declaration of Independence | a document written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the independenc of the colonies from England |
| John Adams | He was a Boston lawyer who defended the British regulars after the Boston Massacre. He was cousins with Samuel Adams, a Patriot, and a member of the Sons of Liberty. |
