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60 Cards in this Set
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Which battle was on 4/19/1775?
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Lexington
Concord |
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Which 3 battles took place in Massachusetts?
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Lexington
Concord Bunker Hill |
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Where in Massachusetts was the battle of Concord?
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Old North Bridge, Concord
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Where was the battle of Bunker hill
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Breeds Hill, Massachusetts
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What two battles was Thomas Gage commander of
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Lexington
Concord |
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What was the first battle of the revolution
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Lexington
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What was "the shot heard around the world"?
Who fired it? |
It was the first shot fired in the revolution
An American |
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How many Americans died at the battle of Lexington?
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8
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What was significant about the battle of Concord?
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British didn't acomplish their goals
British suffered the most casualities Americans used guerilla war tactics |
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How many British and American casualities were there in the battle of Concord?
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441 1150
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When was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
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6/17/1775
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What 7 battles was William Howe (British)commander of?
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Bunker Hill
Quebec Long Island Harlem Hights White Plains Brandywine Germantown |
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What battle was Israel Putnam and Artemus Ward American Commander's for?
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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How many times did the British have to launch an attack on the American's during the battle of bunker hill?
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3
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Which battle was considered a pyrrhic victory for the British?
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
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What were the American's orders during the battle of Bunker Hill?
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"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
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How much of the British army was lost during the battle of Bunker Hill?
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Just under 1/2
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When was the battle of Quebec?
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September of 1775
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Who were the American generals for the battle of Quebec?
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Richard Montgomery
Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen & the Green Mt. Boys |
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Who was the 1st High Ranking official to die during the Revolution?
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Richard Montgomery
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Who was America's best general that we lost during the battle of Quebec?
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Richard Montgomery
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What was the only/last attempt to take Canada?
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Battle of Quebec
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After what Battle did Washington get chosen to be the commander?
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Quebec
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When was the Battle of Long Island?
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8/27/1776
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Which battle was Israel Putnam & Washington together commanders of?
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Long Island
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Why was Washington forced to retreat off of Long Island?
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The British crossed through the Jamaica Passage and attacked from the rear
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Which Battle was on 9/16/1776
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Harlem Hights
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Who was the American general during the Battle of Harlem Hights
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Washington
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Why did we lose the forts in the battle of Harlem Hights?
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Because Washington commanded the troops to hold them
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What were the results of the battle of Harlem Hights?
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Lost forts
4,000 men were captured Washington retreated upstate Ny |
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What battle was on 10/28/1776
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White Plains
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Where was the battle of white plains?
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White plains, New York
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Which general accompanied Washington during the battle of white plains
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Charles Lee
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What did Washington do to his army during the battle
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split it <2500 washington
>11000Lee |
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After the battle of__________ troops entered winter headquarters
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White Plains
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What war was 0n Christmas 1777
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Trenton
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Where is Trenton
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New Jersey
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Who was the British commander during the war of Trenton
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Rahl (Hessian)
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What was the 1st war of post
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Trenton
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Who was captured and killed during Trenton?
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Rahl
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What did Washington have to do to rally his troops after trenton
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give his unification speech.. twice
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Who was appointed chief of artillery
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Henry Knox
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What 4 battles did America win
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Trenton
Princeton Freeman's farm Saratoga |
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What battle was a tie
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Monmouth Courthouse
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Which battle was on 1/3/1777
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Princeton
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Who was Washingtin's British opponent during the war of Princeton
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Lord Cornwallis
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What was the 2nd war of post
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Princeton
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What was significant about 9/11/1777
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the war at Brandywine Creek
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what war was washington lured into battle and forced him to fight the battle of germantown
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Brandywine
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When was the battle of Germantown?
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10/4/1777
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Which war forced the Government to flee into the woods
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Germantown
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What was the first war at Saratoga
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Freeman's farm
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What was significant about Freeman's Farm
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It foiled the British plan and Burgoyne was forced to turn back
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who was the british general for freeman's farm
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Johnny Burgoyne (gentleman johnny)
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Saratoga was on
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10/17/1777
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who were the American commanders for Saratoga and Freeman's Farm?
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Benedict Arnold & Horatio Gates
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What was America's biggest victory
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Saratoga
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When was Monmouth Courthouse
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6/28/1778
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Which battle was Lee courtmarshalled
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Monmouth
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Who was the General alongside Washington that messed up the Monmouth Courthouse battle
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Lee
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