THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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  1. 5. Those who chose to support Britain during the revolutionary war.
  2. 7. In 1783 the British signed a peace treaty ending the revolutionary war and the colonies became independent.
  3. 9. Commander of the Continental army and 1st USA president.
  4. 10. Protest by Americans whereby they threw tea from British ships into the sea.
  5. 16. Battles that marked the beginning of the revolutionary war.
  6. 18. Wrote the declaration of independence.
  7. 19. Name used to identify the group of patriots.
  8. 20. ACTS British taxes in America on items such as glass, paints, and paper.
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  1. 1. George Washington´s army spend their winter months at this camp.
  2. 2. ACT: British tax on newspaper, licenses and other documents.
  3. 3. Those who supported the war against Britain.
  4. 4. King of England during the American Revolution.
  5. 6. British defeat that was a major turning point in the revolutionary war.
  6. 8. American patriot, writer and inventor who persuaded the French to help the colonist.
  7. 11. City where the Continental Congress gathered delegates from the colonies to organize colonial resistance.
  8. 12. Last major battle that prompted the British government to negotiate the end of the Revolutionary war.
  9. 13. Contain the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individuals.
  10. 14. ACTS Series of acts to force the colonists to pay Great Britain for the 7 year war.
  11. 15. MASSACRE The murderer of 5 Bostonians, by British soldiers, protesting against taxes.
  12. 17. Book written by Thomas Paine and gave the idea of get independent from Great Britain.