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| 1855569822 | Continental Congress | The body that chose George Washington commander of the Continental Army | 0 | |
| 1855569823 | Canada | The British colony that Americans invaded in hopes of adding it to the rebellious thirteen | 1 | |
| 1855569824 | Common Sense | The inflammatory pamphlet that demanded independence and heaped scorn on "the Royal Brute of Great Britain" | 2 | |
| 1855569825 | Declaration of Independence | The document that provided a lengthy explanation and justification of Richard Henry Lee's resolution that was passed by Congress on July 2, 1776 | 3 | |
| 1855569826 | Whigs (1) | The term by which the Americans Patriots were commonly known, to distinguish them from the American "Tories" | 4 | |
| 1855569827 | Loyalists | Another name for the American Tories | 5 | |
| 1855569828 | Anglican | The church body most closely linked with Tory sentiment, except in Virginia | 6 | |
| 1855569829 | Hudson Valley | The river valley that was the focus of Britain's early military strategy and the scene of Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga in 1777 | 7 | |
| 1855569830 | armed neutrality | Term for the alliance of Catherine the Great of Russia and other European powers who did not declare war but assumed a hostile neutrality toward Britain. | 8 | |
| 1855569831 | South | The region that saw some of the Revolution's most bitter fighting, fro 1780 to 1782, between American General Greene and British General Cornwallis | 9 | |
| 1855569832 | privateers | "Legalized pirates," more than a thousand strong, who inflicted heavy damage on British shipping | 10 | |
| 1855569833 | Whigs (2) | British political party that replaced Lord North's Tories in 1782 and made a generous treaty with the United States | 11 | |
| 1855569834 | Mississippi River | The western boundary of the United States established in the Treaty of Paris | 12 | |
| 1855569835 | militia | The irregular American troops who played a crucial role in swaying the neutral civilian population toward the Patriot cause | 13 | |
| 1855569836 | Holland | The other European nation besides France and Spain that supported the American Revolution by declaring war on Britain | 14 | |
| 1855569837 | George Washington | A wealthy Virginian of great character and leadership abilities who served his country without pay | 15 | |
| 1855569838 | Bunker Hill | Military engagement that led King George III officially to declare the colonist in revolt | 16 | |
| 1855569839 | Benedict Arnold | Brilliant American general who invaded Canada, foiled Burgoyne's invasion, and then betrayed his country in 1780 | 17 | |
| 1855569840 | Thomas Paine | A radical British immigrant who put an end to American toasts to King George. | 18 | |
| 1855569841 | Richard Henry Lee | Fiery Virginian and author of July 2, 1776, formally authorizing the colonies' independence | 19 | |
| 1855569842 | Thomas Jefferson | Author of an explanatory indictment, signed on July 4, 1776, that accused George III of establishing a military dictatorship | 20 | |
| 1855569843 | Loyalists | Americas who fought for King George and earned the contempt of Patriots | 21 | |
| 1855569844 | General Burgoyne | Blundering British general whose sloe progress south from Canada ended in disaster at Saratoga | 22 | |
| 1855569845 | General Howe | British general who chose to enjoy himself in New York and Philadelphia rather than vigorously pursue the American enemy | 23 | |
| 1855569846 | Benjamin Franklin | Shrewed and calculatingly "homespun" American diplomat who forged the alliance with France and later secured a generous peace treaty | 24 | |
| 1855569847 | George Rogers Clark | Leader whose small force conquered key British forts in the west | 25 | |
| 1855569848 | John Paul Jones | American naval commander who successfully harassed British shipping | 26 | |
| 1855569849 | Saratoga | The decisive early battle of the American Revolution that led to the alliance with France | 27 | |
| 1855569850 | Yorktown | The British defeat that led to the fall of North's government and the end of the war | 28 | |
| 1855569851 | Joseph Brant | Mohawk chief who led many Iroquois to fight with Britain against American revolutionaries | 29 | |
| 1855569852 | The Battle of Bunker Hill | Caused King George to proclaim the colonies in revolt and import Hessian troops to crush them | 30 | |
| 1855569853 | Thomas Paine's Common Sense | Stirred growing colonial support for declaring independence from Britain | 31 | |
| 1855569854 | Jefferson's Declaration of Independence | Inspired universal awareness of the American Revolution as a fight for the belief that "all men are created equal" | 32 | |
| 1855569855 | The Patriot militia's political education and recruitment | Won neutral or pathetic Americans over to the Patriot cause | 33 | |
| 1855569856 | The blundering of Burgoyne and Howe and the superb military strategy of Arnold and Washington | Led to the failure of Britain's grand strategy and the crucial American victory at Saratoga | 34 | |
| 1855569857 | The Battle of Saratoga | Made France willing to become an ally of the United States | 35 | |
| 1855569858 | Clark's military conquests and Jay's diplomacy | Led to American acquisition of the West up to the Mississippi River | 36 | |
| 1855569859 | The trapping of Cornwallis between Washington's army and de Grasse's navy | Caused the British defeat at Yorktown and the collapse of North's Troy government | 37 | |
| 1855569860 | The collapse of the North ministry and the Whig takeover of the British Government | Caused the British to began peace negotiations in Paris | 38 | |
| 1855569861 | Jay's secret and separate negotiations with Britain | Led to a favorable peace treaty for the United States and the end of French schemes for a smaller, weaker America | 39 |
