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9 Cards in this Set
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First contential congres |
12 colonies attend (Not Georgia) (55 people) Writes letters to england (We are unhappy) Cuts off english trade Sets 2nd meeting Aproves Suffolk Resolves *Brought by Paul Reviere *Prepare for war |
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Lexington |
John Hancock and Sam Adams hiding there. British army attempt to capture Hancock and adams there. Warned by Paul Reviere "The british are coming" |
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Concord |
Colonies hide guns their. British army attemts to get guns. Warned by paul Reviere "The british are coming" Minutemen attack british (The shot that was heard around the world) British flee into Boston |
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Concord Stats |
Over 1000 Americans assemble Killed 73 british wounded 200 british killed 49 Americans |
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General William Howe |
British commander northern troops Over 26,000 soldiers Fought at Bunker Hill |
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Admiral Richard Howe |
Bristish adimaral Over 13,000 sailors 450 ships |
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Thomas Paine |
British corset maker Wrote common sense Wrote the American Crisis *Summer Soldier (enlistment periods in summer) *Sunshine patriot (Patriot only when sunshines) Remoralizes Americans |
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Trenton (Dec 26,1776) |
Washinton crosses delawar during christmas snowstorm. Attacks fort trenton *Held moslty by Hessians (merceneriaries) *Short Battle, Hessians lose, 22 hessians killed, 83 wounded, 896 captured *2 americans killed, 5 wounded |
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Princeton (Jan 3,1777) |
Princeton men attempt to take back trenton Washington trick them into thinking they abandoned trenton and then ambush them on way back to princeton |
