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- The first shots of the American Revolution were fired on April 19, 1775. _______ _______ rode to Lexington to raise the alarm.
- a "massacre" in this city was used as propaganda by the Sons of Liberty
- The Patriots or ______ wanted to seperate from Great Britian and form an independant nation.
- King George III and Parliament decided to ________ ___________ to pay the debt of the French and Indian war.
- a series of laws that taxed tea, paper, lead, glass and paint
- This act said that the British had the right to tax colonists
- In the French and Indian war most Native American tribes sided with the
- In March 1765 the _______ Act was announced that documents such as newspapers, prayer books, playing cards and diplomas had to be printed on stamped paper that had been taxed.
- In the French and Indian war Colonial troops fought on the _________ side.
- France became an ally to the United States and
- To pay their debts Congress and the states printed
- At the end of the war, The British finally recognize the United States, and the US becomes a
- This act required colonists to provide food and shelter for the redcoats
- The British army paid for their food with
- Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in SIXTY seconds
- March 15, 1781 battle between the forces of Cornwallis and Green near modern day Greensboro, NC. The British won a thin victory in the battle, but the win sapped much of the British strength
- American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution.
- First state government that does not mention England or the king
- Skirmish between Loyalists and Patriots near Wilmington NC. Patriots win
- Commander of the Southern Patriots forces. He kept the British forces always moving.