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The American Revloution My A-B-C Project Articles of Confederation 

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The Articles of Confederation was America's first attempt at a working Government.

Benjamin Franklin  http://www.andreadams.com/assets/watermark%20files/ben_franklin.jpg

Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey.

Continental Congress http://www.historywiz.org/continentalcongress.htm

The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution

- December 26, 1776 (Battle of Trenton) http://www.britishbattles.com/images/trenton/washington-delaware-l.jpg

American's sailed across the delaware river for a surprise attack on the British.

- Eagle http://www.all-freeware.com/images/full/59335-american_style_screensaver_desktop_screen_savers.jpeg

The Eagle was voted the "country bird" and still flys today. -

Founding Fathers http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2u_yqoQpEEE/TDF7Fwlf4tI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/Y_FAILIYR6c/s1600/the-signing-of-the-declaration-of-independence.jpg

The founding fathers were the the leaders of the American Revolution. media type="youtube" key="M8U4T1IH1C8" width="425" height="350" <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Gorge Washington http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/e/ea/20071030065647!George_Washington_dollar.jpg

George Washington was the first president and a major Military Leader.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">Hancock, John http://www.masshist.org/objects/cabinet/november2002/hancocksignaturelg.jpg

John Hancock helped organize the sons of liberty.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Intolerable Acts http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/262/3/6/George_n_the_Intolerable_Acts_by_vegetarian_superhero.jpg

The Intolerable acts gave King Gorge an advantage in the war because the ports were closed from the out side world.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Jefferson, Thomas <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Wrote the Declaration of Independence.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">King George III <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> http://www.common-place.org/vol-02/no-01/talk/

King Gorge III was the reason the colonist came to America...

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">L-Battle of Lexington <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/battles/revolutionary-war-minutemen.jpg

The battle of lexington was one of the first military engagements of the American Revolution. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Madison, James <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison

James Madison helped write the Federlist Papers.