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What is law
rule made by government to let people know what they can and cannot do.
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What is The Revolutionary War
the name of the war between the colonies and Britain
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What is Winter
season that was very hard for the American Soldiers
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What is the Constitution
a new set of rules
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What is a gun shot
what started the war
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What is compromise
agree by giving up something to end an argument
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Who are the minutemen
men that had to be ready for war at any minute
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What is Spain
country that helped the American army
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What is the Bill of Rights
gave people rights
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Who is Ben Franklin
the Second Continental Congress included
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What is tax
money people pay to the government to get things done
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Who are the redcoats
what the British were called
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What is clothes
what the women and children made for the American Army
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Who are the British
the side that gave up in the war
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What is Christmas
the holiday at the time of the Battle of Trenton
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What is war
an argument between countries and groups in which sides are taken
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Who is George Washington
the leader of the American army
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Who is the King
other countries helped the American army because they were mad at this person
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What is a trap
what George Washington set for the British Soldiers
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What is a treaty
the agreement that the colonists were free and allowed to settle on more land and trade goods
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What is country
land that has its own government and rules
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What is freedom
what the colonists were fighting for
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What is country
the colonies were a new
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What is freedom
what the US won
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What is the United States of America
the name of the new country
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