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56 Cards in this Set
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Francis marion |
the "African Paul revere" |
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the four results of the battle of Saratoga included |
a. turning point B. Burgoyne surrendered c. America won this battle d. Convinced France that the Americans could win |
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American General who captured western forts |
George roger Clarke |
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slave who fought alongside the American army |
James armistead |
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who was the naval commander |
John Paul jones |
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a molly pitcher who helped load cannons |
mary Ludwig |
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foreners who fought w British |
hessians |
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where did George Washington go after he resigned from the American army? |
mount Vernon in Vermont |
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the Spanish helped Americans during the war by closing what important port the the britksh |
New Orleans |
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what were the 2 results of the war |
a. won independence B. inspired revolution in other countries |
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what did George roger Clarke hope by capturing western forts |
stop attacks on settlers on the Ohio river valley by British + natives |
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before he was hanged for spying Nathan hale said |
my only regret is having one life to lose for my country |
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when battles shifted to New York fighting had moved to which region of the colonies |
middle |
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gorilla warfare; b or a |
American |
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knew the land; b or a |
American |
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wealth; b or a |
British |
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experience; b or a |
British |
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navy; b or a |
British |
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one leader; b or a |
American |
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determination; b or a |
American |
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George Washington; b or a |
American |
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more supplies |
British |
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women who wrote patriotic plays, books, and articles |
mary Otis warren |
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Jewish immigrant who helped finance the war for the Americans |
haym Solomon |
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American spy |
Nathan hale |
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American General who turned traitor |
Benedict Arnold |
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leader of the green mountain boys |
eathan Allen |
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British General who surrendered at Saratoga |
John Burgoyne |
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British General who surrendered at Yorktown |
gen. Cornwallis |
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commander of the continental army |
George Washington |
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who wrote crisis |
Thomas Paine |
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French commander who helped Washington |
marquis de Lafayette |
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King of England during war |
King George III |
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what year was the treaty that ended the war was signed in Paris |
1783 |
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what were the terms of the treaty of Paris |
a. the British would recognize the United States as an independent nation b. northern boundaries stopped at Great Lakes western boundary extended to Mississippi River c. Florida was returned to Spain |
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in order to win the war the British felt as if the needed to... |
cut of New England from the rest of the colonies |
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how did Howe ruin the plan by General Burgoyne |
he wanted to capture Philadelphia first instead of heading to Albany, NY |
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what problems to Burgoyne encounter while moving toward Albany |
a. army moved slowly due to baggage carts to drag through woods b. patriots had to cut down trees and dammed up streams to block the route |
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what nations aides America |
France Netherlands Spain |
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what French leader helped Washington train the troops at valley forge? |
friedrich Von stueben |
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what was the camp the continental army stayed at during the winter |
valley forge |
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what were some problems at valley forge |
- a. improperly dressed b. disease c. lack of food and supplies d. bad weather conditions |
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what women significantly helped the continental army |
Martha Washington |
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how did women contribute to the war effort |
a. planted and harvested crops b. made clothes and blankets c. cared for wounded d. washed clothes e. cooked f. sewed flags g. some took part in battle |
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what did women contributing to the war lead to |
ideals of Liberty and women's rights |
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what side had natives |
British |
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how did Spain aid america |
a. medicine b. cloth c. muskets d. gunpowder |
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what did John Paul jones do |
he captured the powerful battleship Serapis |
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define siege |
military blockade or bombardment of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender |
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why was the battle of Yorktown significant? |
this American victory convinced the British the war was to costly to pursue and they could not hope to win the war, therefore ending the American Revolution |
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who was involved in the treaty of Paris |
us, Britian John jay, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Henry Lauren's, william temple Franklin |
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why did Benedict Arnold turn a traitor |
felt he didn't have enough recognition needed money |
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what did the Americans agree to do in the treaty of Paris |
ask state legislatures to pay loyalists for property they had lost in the war |
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what are 5 reasons the us won |
knew the land help from other nations ability to unify patriotism good leadership from Washington |
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what was significant about the battle of kings mountain |
was a turning point in the south the victory for the patriots brought new support in for independence from southerners; it was between loyalists and patriots |
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put these battles in chronological order battle of Saratoga ,battle of bunker hill, battle of Yorktown, battle of Long Island, battles of Lexington and concord, battle of cowpens, |
battle of Lexington and concord, battle of bunker hill, battle of Long Island, battle of Saratoga, battle of cowpens, battle of Yorktown |
