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3837450333Battle of Lexington and ConcordKnown as the "shot heard around the world"0
3837452818MinutemenReady to fight at a minute's notice1
3837456422Battle of Bunker (Breed's) HillAmericans were forced to surrender when they ran out of gunpowder; the British attacked them three times2
3837458049Battle of CharlestonBritish attacked by blockading the harbor and cutting off American colonists supplies3
3837466721Declaration of IndependenceDocument written by Thomas Jefferson that reflected four major ideas.4
3837468489Battle of CowpensPartisan forces led the attack by tricking the British into thinking that the Americans were retreating and they were attacked.5
3837470672Battle of YorktownFinal battle of the war; American colonists won with the help of the French navy by blocking the British on land and sea6
3837476084Samuel AdamsMost "dangerous man" in Boston. Leader of the Sons of Liberty7
3837476758Thomas PaineWrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense"8
3837478071George WashingtonCommander-in-chief at the start of the American Revolution (1st President)9
3837479231John AdamsSigned the Treaty of Paris along with Benjamin Franklin (2nd President)10
3837482068Thomas JeffersonMajor writer of the DOI (3rd President)11
3837483627Patrick HenrySaid "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!"12
3837485175Benjamin FranklinHelped formed alliances with France. Smart Man13
3837487094John HancockWas the first to sign the DOI nice and big so the British could see it14
3837488113Marquis De LafayetteFrench soldier that fought on the side of the Continental Army during the American Revolution15
3837490152RedcoatsBritish16
3837490805PatriotsAmerican colonists17
3837491618King George IIIResponsible for taxing the colonists and was very stubborn18
3838751288Battle of SaratogaKnown as the "turning point" of the war. American colonists won with the help of the French19
3838754696General CornwallisBritish Army general20
3838756774General WashingtonContinental Army general21

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