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21 Cards in this Set
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When was the battle of Lexington and Concord |
4/19/1775 |
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When was the battle of Bunker hill |
6/16/1775 |
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Who won Lexington and Concord |
Patriots |
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Who won Bunker hill and why |
British because the patriots did not have enough amunition |
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How many Brits were at the battle of Lexington and Concord |
700 |
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How many total Patriots were at the battle of Lexington and Concord |
3,900 |
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Burgoyes plan = what? |
Cut off New England from Colonies |
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New York city |
biggest loyalist population |
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how many sailors came into America |
10,000 |
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How many soldiers came into America |
30,000 |
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General Howe leeds what |
an attack from water through cannons |
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Howe gives a deal to General Wahsington |
Washington declines |
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do the americans back down |
no |
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where do the British land |
Long Island
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Washington heres that the British are going to attack where? |
What is now brooklyn (southern tip of Long Island) |
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drums used for what |
give commands such as retreat are move forward |
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Tories are what |
loyalists |
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who won the Battle of Long Island |
British |
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What did the Hessians do to wounded soldiers |
Stabbed them with bayonnets |
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What did Washington learn from this |
he needs to train his troops better and he needs a new stratgy |
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When was the battle of Long Island |
August 1776 |
