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- shot heard round the world
- a phrase used by the poet ralph waldo emerson to describe the battle of lexington and concord the first clash of the revolutionary war- named because it effected the whole world
- stamp act
- ended in 1766
- proclamation of 1763
- british law which said that colonists could not settle west of the appalachian mountains- happened after frencha nd indian war
- betsy ross
- a philadelphia women who is said to have sewn the first american flag in the form of stripes and stars- george washington and others asked her to sew the first flag
- new amsterdam
- a city founded by the dutch in the 17th century it is now known as new york city- amsterdam is the capitol of holland
- revolutionary war
- the war for amercan independence from england the conflict began in 1175 and ended in 1781- stamp act was one of the causes
- pocohantas
- native american princess who is said to have thrown herself upon captain john smith praventin him from being executed- married john rolfe
- french and indian war
- a war which pit the french and the indians against the british and the colonists. the british gained lands east of the mississippi rivers as a result- 7 years long
- battle of york town
- the battle ended the revolutionary war
- taxation without representation
- a famous slogan of the revolutionary was and the years befor. colonists were not allowed to vote on british taxes that affected the 13 colonies- the colonists tared and fethered the tax collectors