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42 Cards in this Set
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Money that people pay to help run the government |
tax |
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People chosen by the colonists to make decisions for them |
representatives |
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The cruel killing of many people at one time |
massacre |
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American colonists that wanted to be free from England's rule |
patriots |
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American colonists that wanted to remain loyal to England |
torries |
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German soldiers hired by the Brittish |
Hessians |
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2 nick names for British soldiers |
lobster backs, or redcoats |
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A part of an ocean or sea which reaches into the land |
gulf |
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Generally with a narrower opening than |
source |
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An inland body of water |
lake |
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The land deposited at the mouth of the river |
delta |
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A deep narrow body of water connecting two large bodies of water; also the deepest part of a river or harbour |
channel |
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King of England |
King George III |
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Black patriot killed during the Boston massacre |
Crispus Attucks |
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Men who would be ready for war at a minutes notice |
Minute Men |
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Young patriot known for saying ,"Give me liberty or give me death" |
Patrick Henry |
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Warned the colonists that the British were coming |
Paul Revere |
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Led the Green Mountain boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga |
Ethan Lane |
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Author of the Declaration of Independence |
Thomas Jefferson |
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President of the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence |
John Hancock |
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Commander in Chief of the Colonial Army |
George Washintgon |
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Was known for saying, "I only regret that I have only one life to lose for my country" |
Nathan Hale |
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Lady who stitched the American flag |
Betsy Ross |
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Soldier who captured British forts |
George Rogers Clark |
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Determined our first Navy would be successful |
John Paul Jones |
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Who surrendered to George Washington |
Lord Cornwallis |
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Who fought the British soldiers in the southern colonies |
Nathaniel Green |
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Where were the Hessians defeated at Christmas time? |
Trenton |
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Where was the first battle of the war? |
Lexington |
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Where was the battle that was the turning point of the war? |
Saratoga |
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Where did the Continental Army spend a hard winter? |
Valley Forge |
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Where did the Americans prove that they would be a hard army to beat? |
Bunker Hill |
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Where did the Bristish surrender to the Americans? |
Yorktown |
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"Give me liberty or give me death" |
Patrick Henry |
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"The British are coming" |
Paul Revere, William Dawes |
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"I have not yet begun to fight" |
John Paul Jones |
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"My only regret that I have one life to lose for my country" |
Nathan Hill |
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What was the Stamp Act and how dis the colonists react? |
I love you more than anything in this whole world |
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What was the Declaration of Independence? |
You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you! Philippians 4:13 |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and who signed it? |
I believe you can do this Jaden. Hard work always pays off. |
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What was the Boston Tea Party? |
50 people dressed like indians 300 chests of tea overboard |
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What happened to the colonists in Boston as a result? |
No ships could come in or out until they paid for the tea |
