Events Leading to American Revolution

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British soldiers fired their weapons into an angry crowd of Colonists, killing five people

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The Boston Massacre

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The King imposed these laws following the Boston Tea Party

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Intolerable Acts

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The first battle of the American Revolution

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Battle of Lexington and Concord

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Colonists attacked the shipping boats at the harbor and dumped tea into the bay

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Boston Tea Party

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Commander of the British Army

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George Cornwallis

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Twelve of the 13 colonists had a representative to discuss the treaties

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First Continental Congress

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Taxation without _______

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Representation

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What were the Colonists who fought against Britain called?

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Patriots

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What were colonists who sided with Britain called?

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Loyalists

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Where was the final battle of the American Revolution take place?

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Yorktown