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15 Cards in this Set
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Boston Massacre was in....
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1770
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Boston Tea Party was in...
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1773
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Battles of Lexington and Concord was in...
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1775
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Declaration of independence was in...
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1776
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Victory for Americans at
- Princeton -Battle of Saratoga -Winter of Valley Forge was in..... |
1777-1778
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Victory for Americans at Yorktown was in....
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1781
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Treaty of Versailles was in...
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1782
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Causes of the American War of Independence were....
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1) Taxes
2)Boston Massacre 3)The Boston Tea Party |
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Taxes...
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- Recover the French and Indian War
- The felt that Britain didnt have authority to oppose taxes on Americans. - 'No Taxation Without Representation' |
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Boston Massacre...
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- 5 American demonstrators were shot dead by Redcoats.
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The Boston Tea Party...
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- Britain didnt tax their tea, therefore everyone would would buy their tes instead of the American Tea because it was cheaper.
- A protest group broke and dumped 342 chests of Brittish tea into the sea. |
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British Army Advantages...
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- Professional/Trained
- 4 times as many British soldiers than American - British navy controlled the seas |
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British Army Disadvantages...
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- Little knowledge of the countryside
- Difficult in getting new recruits to join their army - ''mercenaries'' (paid to kill) UNRELIABLE |
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Continental Army Advantages...
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- ''guerilla'' tactics (taking their enemy by surprise)
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Continental Army Disadvantages...
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- Less soldiers (often went home to their farm) (not trustworthy)
- Problems of thieving, drunkeness and disease (smallpox) |
