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British monarch who thought the colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country.
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King George III
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Indian chief who tried to drive white settlers out of the Ohio region.
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Chief Pontiac
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Prime minister of Great Britian enforced Navigation Acts, Proclomation of 1763, and the Stamp Act.
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George Grenville
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Colonial leader who helped orginize the Sons of Liberty, the Boston Tea Party, and the Committees of Correspondence.
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Samuel Adams
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British Prime Minister who had Parliament enact laws that taxed lead, painter's colors, glass, paper, and tea.
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Charles Townshend
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Former slave who was one of the five men killed at the Boston Massacre.
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Crispus Attucks
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Govenor of Massachusetts following the passage of the Intolerable Acts; commander of British troops at Lex&Con.
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Thomas Gage
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Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who said,"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
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Patrick Henry
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Patriot leader who, along with Sam Adams, escaped capture by British at Lexington.
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John Hancock
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American hero who warned the minutemen that the British were marching out of Boston towards Lex&Con.
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Paul Revere
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Author of the pamphlet "Common Sense" which changed the minds of many people in favor of separation from Great Britian.
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Thomas Paine
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Leader of the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont who, along with Benedict Arnold, captured Fort Ticonderoga.
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Ethan Allen
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Commander of British forces at Bunker Hill who succeeded General Thomas Gage as British commander-in -chief.
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William Howe
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Person who put,"...these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states." in the Declaration.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Young hero who just before being hung said,"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
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Nathan Hale
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