Revolutionary war Flashcards

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Restitution

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The restoration of something lost or stolen.

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Dominions

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Control

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Dispute

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Disagreement

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Creditor

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A person or company to whom money is owed.

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Provisional

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arranged or existing for the present.

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Ratification

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An official way to confirm something usually by a vote

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Compensation

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something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.

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Bona fide

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Real

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Stamp act

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Tax that the british government placed in newspapers, books and documents sold in the colonies.

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Boston massacre

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The killing of five men by British solders on march 5, 1770

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Boston tea party

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Boston citizens dressed as indians dumped tea into the harbor as a protest against tea taxes.

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Paul Rever’s ride

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He rode on horseback from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn that the redcoats where coming.

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Battle of lexington and Concord

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the start of the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775.

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Battle of bunker hill

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The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, just a few months after the start of the American Revolutionary War.

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George Washington crosses the Delaware

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On December 25, 1776 George Washington crossed the Delaware River into New Jersey in a surprise attack on the British.

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Battle of yorktown

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The Battle of Yorktown was the last great battle of the American Revolutionary War. It is where the British Army surrendered and the British government began to consider a peace treaty.

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Vally Forge

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Valley Forge was where the American Continental Army made camp during the winter of 1777-1778.

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Peace treaty of Paris

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The Treaty of Paris was the official peace treaty between the United States and Britain that ended the American Revolutionary War.