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| Why did Americans think that the new laws from Great Britain were unfair? | The British did not ask the Americans for their opinions when making the laws. |
| What happened during the Boston Tea Party? | Angry Americans threw tea into Boston Harbor because the British wanted to make the Americans pay for the tea. |
| Why did Americans start to fight against Great Britain in 1775? | The Americans wanted freedom to make their own laws. |
| tax | money on goods from other countries |
| Stamp Act | said that Americans in British colonies had to pay tax on things like newspapers |
| Parliament | all the people who are chosen to write the laws for Great Britain and the building they work in are called this |
| American Revolution | the war that the American colonies fought against Great Britain. It started in 1775 and ended in 1781. |
| King George III | King of Great Britain and the American colonies from 1760-1820 |
| port | a place on an ocean or river where ships are loaded and unloaded |
| independent | a country that rules itself |
| Declaration of Independence | an important paper that said the American colonies were a free nation |
| equal | people who have the same importance |
| Loyalists | Americans who did not want the colonies to become independent; they helped Great Britain during the American Revolution |
| Thomas Jefferson | helped to write the Declaration of Independence |
| Friedrich von Steuben | a German who came to help the Americans fight in the American Revolution |
| Thaddeus Kosciuko | came from Poland to help the Americans fight the American Revolution |
| James Armistead | an African American soldier who helped the Americans fight in the American Revolution; he was also a spy for the Americans |
| Molly Pitcher | brought water to the soldiers; fought for her husband after he was injured during the American Revolution |
| Haym Salomon | a Jewish American who have most of his money to by supplies for the American army to fight against Great Britain during the American Revolution |
| Why did Americans write the Declaration of Independence? | The Americans wanted to declare the independence to Great Britain and the world. |
| Why was George Washington an excellent army leader? | He was fair to the soldiers and a good fighter. |
| How did many different people help win the American Revolution? | Many people came from other countries to fight for the Americans during the American Revolution. |
| Constitution | a set of laws for the United States |
| Congress | all the people in the United States Senate and House of Representatives who write laws for the nation |
| Senate | one of the two houses, or parts, of Congress (100 members) |
| House of Representatives | one of the two houses, or parts, of congress (435 members) |
| senators | people who make laws in the Senate |
| representatives | people who make laws in the House of Representatives |
| Supreme Court | the highest court; decides if a law agrees with the constitution |
| judges | people who rule (decide) on cases in court |
| capital | the city, in a country, where the government meets (Washington D.C.) |
| freedom of the press | you can write what you want to write in newspapers and books |
| amendments | laws that are added to the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments that were added to the Constitution |
