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5th Grade
10/15/2008

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DUTCH
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The first European settlers of New York
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HENRY HUDSON
Definition
Explored the present day Hudson River
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COLONY
Definition
A group of settlers living in a foreign land and sending money to mother country
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MAYFLOWER COMPACT
Definition
A set of written laws by the Pilgrims
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Definition
When the American colonists rebelled against the British
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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A paper declaring independence from the British
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BATTLE OF SARATOGA
Definition
The "turning point" of the American Revolution in which the Americans proved they could beat the British
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IROQUOIS
Definition
Made up of five nations: Cayuga, Onondoga, Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida
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PATRIOT
Definition
A colonist who wanted to rebel against the British
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LOYALIST
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A colonist that wanted to remain loyal to the British
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BATTLE OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
Definition
The first battle of the American Revolution
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