Revolutionary War Events&People

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  1. 2. He was the first colonist to die in the Boston Massacre.
  2. 4. Helped gain support from France for American independence
  3. 7. Defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
  4. 9. The first major battle of the Revolutionary War.
  5. 10. Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes (The Tea Act).
  6. 13. Great Britain recognized American independence in this treaty.
  7. 14. This American victory was the turning point in the war. \
  8. 17. Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
  9. 18. III The British King during the Revolutionary era
  10. 19. Major author of the Declaration of Independence
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  1. 1. Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers.
  2. 3. British general who surrendered to General Washington at Yorktown
  3. 5. A patriot who made a daring ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming
  4. 6. Inspired colonial patriotism with his famous "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech
  5. 8. Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and to promote independence.
  6. 11. A French nobleman who served in the Continental Army
  7. 12. English philosopher whose ideas were used in the Declaration of Independence
  8. 15. Enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence
  9. 16. Promoted American independence with his pamphlet Common Sense