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Cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority
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in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. Carpenter's Hall was also the seat of the Pennsylvania Congress. All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates.
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was a second cousin to U.S. President John Adams, with whom he urged a final break from Britain and signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
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Hundreds died from disease. However, the suffering troops were held together by loyalty to the Patriot cause and to General Washington, who stayed with his men.
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Colonist dressed Indians ans threw barrels of tea in the Boston Harbor
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a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt.
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On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of _____ ___ in Massachusetts.
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sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them.
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'Give me Liberty or Give me Death.'
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A state of the northwest United States on the Pacific Ocean, It was admitted as the 42nd state in 1889
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was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States
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led several successful early campaigns during the American Revolution, securing British victories at New York, Brandywine and Camden.
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'No ______ without representation.'
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Between the 1680s and 1850s, they contested power with their rivals, the Tories.
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withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
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a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
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British soldiers during the American Revolution
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usual name of a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies
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agreement or harmony between people or groups.
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German mercenary serving in the British forces during the American Revolution.
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Fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777, the two Battles of _____were a turning point in the American Revolution.
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one of those in the middle of the fight, and when the British opened fire he was the first of five men killed. His murder made him the first casualty of the American Revolution
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one of our country’s founding fathers, played a pivotal role in the founding of our nation and in 1776 was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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A type of gun used during the American Revolution.
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not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement.
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