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13 Cards in this Set
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lexington and concord battle |
lexington - british concord - patriots armed confrontation british redcoats and minutemen “opening shots of the revolution/start of revolution” paul revere and king george III |
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bunker hill |
british won but patriots determined to fight back first major battle of revolution colonists attempt to take both hills surrounding boston to attack british strategically june 1775 |
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battle of saratoga |
patriots win and france and spain enter war on the american side october 1777 british move to ny recapture ft ticonderoga, patriots defeat forces at saratoga general burgoyne and general horatio |
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valley forge |
patriots win washington and troops in severely cold weather no food, clothing, etc. british have everything, marquis de lafayette , martha washington 1777-1778 volunteers bring bring needed supplies and militia is trained |
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battle of yorktown |
patriots win washington and french troops trap british troops in virginia, french ships attack from water general cornwallis and george washington 1781 british lose support bc of loss |
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treaty of paris 1783 |
franklin, adams, jay between great britain and u.s. included boundary agreements (atlantic to mississippi river, spanish florida to the south), official recognition of u.s. independence, agreements for fishing rights and repayment for loyalists losses during war |
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crispus attucks |
first one to die in boston massacre fiat american killed in american revolution |
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john paul jones |
renowned for victory over british ships sided w colonists and joined continental army |
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wentworth cheswell |
first african american elected to office in the u.s. rode north while revere went west to warn colonists of redcoats |
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james armistead |
spied for british and patriots, double agent volunteered to join u.s. army and AR |
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bernardo de galvez |
smuggled supplies to american troops thru british blockade role in keeping britain from circling rebels in south by pressing british soldiers in FL |
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general nathaniel greene |
served in rhode island assembly fought w GW in battles |
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william howe |
commander in chief of north american british army one of the greatest commanders of british army |
