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 · Occupied by Native Americans and other ancient cultures
 * The Discovery of America & the Revolutionary War **
 * //__North America in the 1400’s __//**

· Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 · Discovered “new” land and many resources  · The Spanish explorers ventured onto the seas to claim new colonies for Spain · Hernan Cortes o __1519 __<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> – Defeated the Aztec empire in Mexico thanks in large part to disease
 * //__<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Christopher Columbus __//**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">
 * //<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Spanish Explorers //**

<span style="color: red; font: 11pt 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Colonization <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">People leave their native country to form a new land a settlement that is controlled by the parent nation <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Virginia <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">First English Settlement in America <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Named after King James I
 * //<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">English Explorers //**
 * //<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Jamestown //**

<span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Primarily settle in the present day Canadian region
 * //<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">French Explorers //**

<span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">English Settlers that wanted more religious purity <span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Wanted to build a “model” society
 * //__<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Puritans __//**

<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Puritan leader <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">1st government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
 * //<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">John Winthrop //**

<span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">English settlers <span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Believed in equality and cooporation
 * //__<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Quakers __//**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">

<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Quaker leader <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Settled Pennsylvania <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Created the capital of Philadelphia
 * //<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">William Penn //**

//** <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Southern colonies had fertile soil and favorable growing climates
 * //__<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Southern Colonies __//**
 * //<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Plantations

<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Transatlantic system of trade <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Goods exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies in North America
 * //<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Triangular Trade //**

<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Transportation of slaves from Africa to the West Indies and then to America <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Cruel journey for slaves
 * //<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The Middle Passage //**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">

<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Northern Colonies //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">o <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Colonies began growing very fast in population. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">o <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Major port cities began building up. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">o <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">A high demand of goods which led to high population <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">French Indian War //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">o <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">1754-1763 <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">o <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Conflict over the land in North America <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">The colonies and Britain begin to Divide //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">o <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">The colonies felt like Britain did not care about their needs for expansion. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">§ **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Stamp Act //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">1765, 1st direct tax of goods and services within the colonies. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">§ **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Boston Massacre //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">1770, clash between colonists and red coats. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">5 colonists were killed. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">§ **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Boston Tea Party //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">1773, the dumping of tea into harbor by colonists that disguised as Indians. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">The Revolution //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">o <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">War between the English and British, at end French help English. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">§ **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Lexington & Concord //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Minutemen, civilian soldiers, 70 minutemen in Lexington to stop the British. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">15 minute battle killed 8 minutemen. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Official beginning of Revolutionary War. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">§ **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Patriot //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Wanted freedom. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Against the British. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">§ **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Loyalist //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Wanted to be part of the British. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">§ **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Redcoat //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">British Soldiers. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">§ **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Declaration of Independence //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">July 4, 1776 <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Thomas Jefferson. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">English had their own independence. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">§ **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Yorktown //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">British general Charles Cornwallis surrendered in 1781. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">· **//<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Treaty of Paris //** <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">o <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">1783 <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">o <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Ended the Revolutionary War. <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">o <span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; msothemecolor: text2; msothemeshade: 191;">Confirming Independence of the U.S.

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