The American Revolution

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<ol><li>Chapter 1 Brief overview </li><li>Chapter 2 Who was George Washington </li><li>Chapter 3 What was the Boston Tea Party</li><li>Chapter 4 What was the Revolutionary War</li><li>Chapter 5 Spies </li><li>Glossary </li></ol>

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George Washington was a man who was good and bad. He was good because he helped fight for freedom and he was a leader and he also was a president. He was bad because he stole sheep and had a lot of slaves who he kept forever, but he let them free when he died. George Washington was also a very good dancer. He also had a big family, he had nine brothers and sisters. George Washington died in 1799. 

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In the Revolutionary War there were spies. There was a spy named Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock. Paul Revere had a secret spy Club, the Spy Club was called the Sons of Liberty. The club was in Boston during 1774. Paul Revere died in 1818. 

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First colonists arrived in the new land. There were disagreements and they Started the French and Indian War. Next the British king instituted taxes upon the Colonies. This repayed the debt when he kept them safe. Finally, the colonist got mad at each other so they started a war called the Revolutionary war.

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Colonies A big group of people. Debt You owe somebody money. Instituted To demand someone. Taxes People that pay money to the president.

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The Revolutionary War was in Boston. It started when taxes started because the people in Boston did not like taxes, so they wanted to get rid of them. So because of taxes, they started a war to get rid of them. we don't know who shot first but some theories are that a teenager shot first while retreating from the battle. At the end of the battle there were more Minutemen then British soldiers so the British soldiers retreated. 

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The Boston Tea Party was when people dressed up as Indians then went to a ship and threw tea off the ship. They threw the tea off the ship because they were mad at taxes. And people even put taxes on fire . And after the Boston Tea Party they decided to fight for freedom, and fight for no more taxes.

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Mara, Wil. Paul Revere. Scholastic Library Publishing, 2005. Meltzer, Brad. I Am George Washington. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2016. Von Zumbusch, Amelie. The True Story of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Rosen Publishing Group's PowerKids Press, 2008.

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