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| the domain ruled by a king |
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| to control with authority |
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| the termination of a government by those who are governed by force, violence |
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| war fought between people of the same country |
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| the past tense form of the verb "think" |
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people remaining loyal to the king
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people who wanted to be free from British rule
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The Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776 |
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| signed by the members of the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 |
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| king of England who ruled the British Empire |
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| law that made the colonists pay taxes (extra money) for newspapers, land deeds, card games, dice games, and even for graduation diplomas |
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| Boston lawyer who exlaimed that "Taxation without representation is tyranny!" 1765 |
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December 16, 1773 |
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| On December 16, 1773, angry Patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 crates (=boxes) of tea into Boston Harbor |
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British soldiers |
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| France joined the Patriots' side |
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| Spain and Holland entered the war supplying money to the Patriots |
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| was the Patriot leader of the Continental Army |
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| people who had to work for someone else for a number of years to pay off a debt |
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| Patriot soldiers who could get ready to fight in a minute |
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British soldiers and Patriots fought at Lexington and
Concord, Massachusetts.
This was the start of the American
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