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Boston Tea Party |
1773 event in which colonies dressed as Native Americans dumped several crates of British tea into the Boston harbor; Tea Party in South Carolina later called Copy Cat Crimes. |
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Iraquois |
Group of Native American tribe from upper New York state this group included the Seneceda, and Mohawk; Struck fear into average colonies. |
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Ben Franks |
Patriot, Diplomat, Author, Printer, Inventor. He was also the man who discovered electricity and signed the Declaration of Independence; Lived in France to prove his wordliness. |
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George Washington |
First President of the United States and commondary General of the American Army during the Reolutionary War; John Adams was vice President and was the second President of U.S. |
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Salem Witch Trials |
Court procedures that took place in the 1692 in Mass. 20 people were executed for allergy practicing "Witchcraft". 4 were young men. |
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Benjamin Banneker |
African American who taught himself trigonometry and calculus; Ppersonal friend of thomas jefferson and they corresponded via letters. |
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Boston Massacre |
Clash between British soldiers and the towns people of Boston in 1770. The despised redcoats killed 5 members of an angry mob including Crispus; Crispus was first dead |
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William Penn |
Quaker man who founded Pennsylvania. He was best known for his friendly relations with Native Americans; Pennsylvania translated means Penn Wood |
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Cherokee |
Native Americans from the southern United States. The US government forced them to move west of Mississippi; They sided with the british in the frnech and indian war |
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Marcus de Lafayette |
A french noble man and general who fought with George Washington and the Americans against, and British in the Revolutionary War. |
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