American Revolution

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The army of the Thirteen Colonies in the Revolutionary-era United States

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Continental Army

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A war that took place from 1754-1763 that led Great Britain to start taxing the Colonists (to pay them back for the war expenses)

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French and Indian War

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A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the King and the British (England's) cause.

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Loyalist

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A colonist who favored independence from Great Britain and war against Britain

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Patriot

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Why did the British put a tax on paper materials in the colonies? (The Stamp Act)

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The British were in debt because of the French/Indian war

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What was the name of the group of protesters that formed in Boston in response to the Stamp Act (and sometimes threatened violence to frighten tax collectors)?

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The Sons of Liberty

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This event happened when a crowd of protesters threw snowballs and rocks at British soldiers, who then fired into the crowd.

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Boston Massacre

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What was the name of the event in Boston on December 1773, where people dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor in protest?

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The Boston Tea Party

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He was the King of England during the American Revolution. He was often blamed for being a tyrant.

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King George III

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What was the name of the new laws that the British imposed on the colonies, as a result of The Boston Tea Party?

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The Intolerable Acts