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Chp11
American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| No Taxation without Representation | the slogan of the War of Independence. Americans felt the British did not have a right to tax them. |
| The Stamp Act | a tax on all legal documents |
| 4 July 1776 | Declaration of Independence |
| Valley Forge | the place where the Continental Army trained during the winter of 1777-1778 |
| Frederick Von Steuben | German who trained the Continental Army |
| Yorktown | location of the final battle of the War of Independence |
| Treaty of Paris | the treaty that ended the War of Indepence |
| Trenton and Princeton | Washington won surprise victories. |
| Continental Congress | A meeting of the representatives of the 13 colonies. |
| Lexington | The first shots of the war were fired here. |
| Continental Army | The American Army. |
| General Cornwallis | British General who surrendered at Yorktown. |
| The Boston Massacre | the British army shot dead five men who were protesting against the Townshend Acts. |
| The Townshend Acts | series of taxes on everyday items. |
| Boston Tea Party | Americans dumped valuable cargo of tea into Boston harbour. |
| Guerrilla Warfare | ambush tactics against better trained and better equipped army. |
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