Bju U.s. History Chapter 6

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The king

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The Massachusetts governor stated that his salary would come from

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Gaspee

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Ship that ran aground near Rhode Island and was burnt by colonists

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Committees of Correspondence

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Under the guidance of Samuel Adams this committee warned against British threats

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Tea Act of 1773

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Granted the East India Company a monopoly on tea trade in the colonies

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Boston Tea Party

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In the _____________________ groups dressed like Mohawk Indians dumped tea into the harbor in December 16,1773

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Coercive Acts

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In 1774 Parliament passed four acts collectively known as the

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Closing the harbor, revoked Massachusetts’s charter, British officials were tried in Britain, Colonists must board British troops

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The acts included in the Coercive Acts were

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Paxton Boys

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Large group of Scots-Irish, living in Pennsylvania, who attacked peaceful Indian tribes

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Regulators

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Violent North Carolina group dissatisfied with the upperclass leaders and high taxes

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General Thomas Gage

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Military governor in Massachusetts

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April 19, 1775

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Date of the Shot Heard- round the world

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April 18, 1775

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Date of the midnight ride

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Major John Pitcairn

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Commanding officer of the British at Lexington

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Captain John Parker

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Commanding officer of the 70 Minutemen at Lexington

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F

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T/F The British won at Lexington and Concord

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Patriots

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Men who fought for the cause of independence

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Tories (Loyalists)

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Men who supported the king

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T/F In some places the War for Independence was fought purely between American Patriots and Tories

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Hessians

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German mercenaries hired by George III

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Second Continental Congress

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When delegates gathered a second time in Philadelphia in May 10,1775

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Intolerable acts

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The Patriots called the coercive acts

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Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold

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Captured Fort Ticonderoga

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Green Mountain Boys

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Served under Ethan Allen in Nee York

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George Washington

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Elected Commander in Chief by the Second Continental Congress because he was southern and had military experience

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Breeds Hill

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The British won the Battle locates on

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The Battle of Bunker Hill

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The battle on Bredds hill was called

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Henry Knox

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In December _____________ went to Fort Ticonderoga to retrieve cannons

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T

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T/F On March 5, 1776 the colonists forced the British to leave Boston

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Olive Branch Petition

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The delegates adopted the _________ which stayed loyalty to the king and requested intervention in curbing Parliaments abuse of power

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F

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T/F King George III read and answered the Olive Branch Petition

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Green Mountain Boys

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Served under Ethan Allen in New York

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Quebec Act

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Made Roman Catholicism the official religion in Quebec

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Breeds Hill

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The British won the Battle located on

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The Battle of Bunker Hill

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The battle on Breed’s hill was called

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Five

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How many men worked on the Declaration

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Fifty-six

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How many men signed the Declaration of Independence

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Declaration of Independence

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Listed grievances and universal principles of an emerging nation

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July 4, 1776

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The Declaration of Independence was completed on

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John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingstone, Thomas Jefferson

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The five men that worked on the Declaration

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First Continental Congress

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The gathering of 55 delegates from all the colonies in Philadelphia in September 5, 1774

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Minutemen

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Special units of Patrot militiamen who formed the first line of defense against the British

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Militia

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Citizen soldiers

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Regulars

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Professional full time soldiers who made the military their career

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General Gage

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Decided to suppress the militia by confiscating ammunition and arresting two leaders

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John Hancock and Samuel Adams

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General gage tried to arrest

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Paul Revere, William Dawes, Dr. Samuel Prescott

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Three men who warned the minutemen about the the British plan

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New York City

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After the British defeat in Boston, what city did they move to

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T/F During the battles of Lexington and Concord, the British regulars suffered more losses than the American minutemen.

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F

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T/F Nearly all Americans were Patriots during the Revolution

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T

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T/F Although the English won the Battle of Bunker Hill, they suffered significantly more casualties than the Americans.

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F

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T/F At the time of the Olive Branch Petition, the Continental Congress had already decided to separate from Great Britain and establish an independent nation.

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F

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T/F Militia members were full-time soldiers

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The Intolerable Acts

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What did the Patriots call Parliament’s four acts intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?

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Independence from Britain

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What did Common Sense advocate?

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To provide news regarding British threats to liberty

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What was the main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

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Boston Tea Party

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What sparked the Coercive Acts?

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Concord

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Where was “the shot heard round the world” fired?

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General William Howe

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General Gages replacement who conquered New York

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Establishing a British Committee to Investigate

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What British response to the Gaspee incident angered the colonists?

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Battle of Brandywine

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At this battle in Philadelphia General Howe outmaneuvered Washington

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The Battle of Saratoga

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The turning point in the war was

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T/F France entered the war after the Battle of Saratoga

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Benedict Arnold

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The most infamous traitor in American History

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Valley Forge

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The American Army’s headquarters for 1777-78 was at

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Baron Friedrich Von Steuben

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German who trained the Continental Army

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T/F After the french joined the war the British paid more attention on the Southern Colonies

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Battle of Monmouth

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Battle at a courthouse in New Jersey where the training from von Steuben made a noticeable difference

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Marquis de Lafayette

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French who served bravely for the Continental Army

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T/F The British conquered New York by November

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George Rogers Clark

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Leader who arose from the war in the west

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John Paul Jones

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Captain of the Bonhomme Richard

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Trenton, New Jersey

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Where were the Hessians in the Winter of 1776

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Pennsylvania

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What side of the Delaware river were Washington’s Troops on

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None

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How many American men died in the fighting at Trenton

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Princeton

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After the Trenton victory the Americans attacked British troops at

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F

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T/F The attack on Princeton began well

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F

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T/F The First Continental Congress was convened to declare independence from Britain

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T

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T/F The Battle of Bunker Hill occurred before the Declaration of Independence was signed. *

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T

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T/F By early 1779 all of Georgia belonged to Britain

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F

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T/F Cornwallis was present at the surrender of the British

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T

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T/F George III initially demanded that the war should continue after Yorktown

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Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, John Adams

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The three American negotiators who worked on the treaty of Paris (1783)

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F ( They did not gain Florida; it was returned to the Spanish)

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T/F The United States gained all land east of the Mississippi and gained Spanish Florida

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T/F The challenges of peace were in many ways greater than the war

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F

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T/F Even though America lost at Charleston they did not suffer much loss

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General Charles Cornwallis

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Commanded the British troops that were marching in South Carolina low country

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Francis Marion

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The leader of a motley group of guerrillas in South Carolina

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Francis Marion

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Known as the Swamp Fox

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Battle of Kings Mountain

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Fight against the Over the mountain men of Tennessee

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Battle of Kingsmountain

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The victory in the border of North and South Carolina that strengthened Patriot resolve

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Nathanael Greene

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Known as the Fighting Quaker

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Cowpens

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Fight between Colonel Tarleton and General Morgan where General Morgan displayed great military prowess

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Admiral De Grasse

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French admiral who defeated the British at Chesapeake bay

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Charleston

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What was America’s worst defeat of the war

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Cowpens

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Battle that was the first major step toward eventual British defeat

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General Daniel Morgan

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Continental leader who won the Battle of Cowpens in under an hour

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Colonel Tarleton

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Cornwallis sent _________ to fight at the battle of Cowpens

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General Benjamin Lincoln

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Commander at the greatest defeat for the Continental Army

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F (political)

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T/F The Americans tried to defend New York City based on military reasons