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26 Cards in this Set
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ratify
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approve
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calvary
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troops on horseback. Pulaski trained the American calvary
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traitor
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person who betrays his or her country
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blockade
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shutting of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
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choosing not to fight on either sides in a war
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neutral
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Colonists who supported the American Revolution
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Patriot
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Winter headquarters for Washington in 1777-1778. Located near Philadelphia
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Valley Forge
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colonists who stayed loyal to Britain during the American Revolution
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Loyalists
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City in eastern New York. The American victory there in 1777 was a turning point in the American Revolution
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Saratoga
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a group of men led by Ethan Allen
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Green Mountain Boys
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general who surrendered 2 Washington at Yorktown
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Charles Cornwallis
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Ambassador to France
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Ben Franklin
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Nathan Hale
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"My only regret is that I have but one life to lose for my country"
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Commander of the Navy. Won in North Sea
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John Paul Jones
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author of the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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author of Common Sense
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Thomas Paine
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Taught troops to march and use bayonets
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Friedrich von Steuben
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Posed as a man and fought at Monmouth
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A Virginian who offered a resolution to the Declaration of Independence
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Polish engineer who helped the Americans build forts and other defenses for Patriots
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Thaddeus Kosciusko
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In what document did the colonists ask King George III to repeal the Intolerable Acts?
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Olive Branch Petition
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What early victory inspired the colonists?
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Fort Ticonderoga
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How did the colonists try to patch things up with Britain?
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By sending the Olive Branch Petition to repeal the In tolerable Acts
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What battles occured before the signing og the Declaration of Independence?
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Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill
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Where did John Paul Jones win a battle against the British?
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North Sea
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Why did Washington allow African Americans to fight in the war?
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The British were recruiting them
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Why did many African Americans support the Revolution?
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They hoped it would be the end of slavery
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