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16 Cards in this Set
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Battle of long island |
The British won and they captured New York City |
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Battle of Trenton |
Revolutionary war battle in which the patriots captured over 600 Hessians |
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Hessians |
Professional German soldiers hired by the British |
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Battle of Princeton |
Revolutionary war battle in which the patriots drove back British troops to New Jersey |
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Battle of Saratoga |
Revolutionary war battle in New York that resulted in a major defeat for the British; marked the greatest victory up to that point |
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Horatian Gates |
Defeated the British at Saratoga |
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Valley Forge |
Site in southeastern Pennsylvania where general George Washington and his troops spent the harsh winter if 1777-78 during the Revolutionary war |
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Battle of Yorktown |
Last major battle of the revolutionary war; site of General Charles Cornwallis surrender to the patriots in Virginia |
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Treaty of Paris 1783 |
Peace agreement that officially ended the revolutionary war and established Britain's recognition of the United States |
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Francis Marion |
He made a group of soldiers who were skilled at guerrilla warfare that used surprise attacks to destroy British communication and supply lines. Also know as the Swamp Fox |
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Francis Marion |
He made a group of soldiers who were skilled at guerrilla warfare that used surprise attacks to destroy British communication and supply lines. Also know as the Swamp Fox |
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Comte de Rochambeau |
French General |
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Marquis de Lafayette |
Gave the patriots $200,000 |
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Fredrich Von Stueben |
Taught the patriots basic military skills |
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Benedict Arnold |
Traitor, he believed the the Continental Congress treated him poorly qnd the British would awarded him for his treachery |
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George Rodgers Clark |
A key American leader in the west |
