Vocabulary Terms SSUSH3 and SSUSH4

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Who was the commander in chief during the American Revolution and the 1st President of the United States?

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George Washington

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During the Battle of _________________, Americans surprised Hessian troops guarding Trenton and took most of them prisoner.

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Trenton

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(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area.

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French and Indian War

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American intellectual, inventor, and politician who helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.

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Benjamin Franklin

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Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America.

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Treaty of Paris (1763)

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King of England during the American Revolution

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King George III

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What stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains, making the colonists very upset?

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Proclamation of 1763

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1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.

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Stamp Act

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The action of the taxing authorities levying a tax.

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Taxation

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a formal request for government action

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Petition