French and Indian War - a war fought over the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, parliament - Britain’s law making assembly, tax - money a government collects from its people, Stamp Act - a tax where all newspapers and other official papers sold in the 13 colonies had to have special stamps that the colonists had to pay for., American Revolution - a war in which the 13 colonies fought for Freedom from Great Britain, patriot - a colonist who wanted freedom from British rule., loyalist - a colonist who wanted to remain under British rule., Continental Congress - an official meeting of leaders from the 13 colonies, Declaration of Independence - a document explaining why the colonies should be free from British rule. It said that the colonies were “free and independent states,” and was approved by Congress. It was written by Thomas Jefferson., Battle of Saratoga - a crucial battle where the Americans stopped the British from taking over New York, Battle of Yorktown - the last major battle of the American Revolution. Yorktown is a town in Virginia, Catherine Schyuler - helped the Patriots during the American Revolution by setting a field of wheat on fire so that the British would not be able to use food from her family’s farm, Sybil Ludington - contributed to the war effort by warning colonists that the British troops were approaching, James Forten - an African American Patriot who fought against the British in the American Revolution,

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