| A | B |
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| Thomas Jefferson | Main author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Committee of Correspondence | Leaders of 13 colonies keep each other informed through letter writing |
| Richard Henry Lee | Urged Continental Congress to delcare colonies independent from Britian |
| Loyalist | Person who wanted the colonies to remain British |
| Patriot | Person who wanted the colonies to be free of English rule |
| Stamp Act | Tax on all paper items sold in the colonies |
| Caused British blockade of Boston Harbor | Boston Tea Party |
| George Washington | Commander in Chief of the Continental Army |
| Patrick Henry | Lawyer, Patrion "Give me liberty or give me death" |
| Yorktown | Last battle of war - Continental victory |
| Declaration of Independence | Document stated that the colonies were no longer a part of England |
| John Paul Jones | Naval hero"I have only just begun to fight" |
| General Cornwallis | British General, surrendered at Yorktown |
| Townshend Acts | British tax on luxuries (tea, paint, lead, glass...) |
| Boycott | Avoid purchasing items (as a protest) |
| Continental Congress | Meeting of colonial leaders to untite against Britain |
| Articles of Confederation | Agreement between the colonies to work together to defeat the British (beginning of a federal gov't) |
| Benedict Arnold | Patriot traitor, turned coat and fought for the British |
