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58 Cards in this Set
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Artilery
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A cannon or large gun
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Mercinary
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A professional soldier
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Strategy
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Overall plan of action
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Bayonet
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A long steel knife attached to the end of a gun
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Ally
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A country that agrees to help each other
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Why did Benedict Arnold decide to attack the fort?
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For the cannons
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How many people were killed/wounded
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none
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What does the continental congress order them to do with the captured cannons?
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Return the weapons
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Common sense
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First major battle of the war
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How did General Gadge decide to attack?
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Trap and storm
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What did extra 6 hours allow the colonists to do?
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Fortifie (build trenches)
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Who won/ casualty rate / killed / wounded?
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Won - British
Casualty rate - over 40% Killed/wounded - 1000 |
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What did America win?
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Confidence
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What did America lack?
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Leader, training and money
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Pamphlet
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Common sense argued Americans are idiots to be goverened from 300 miles away.
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How many colonists were for the Rebelions?
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1/3
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Signers
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All considered traders (56)
List wrongs by King Independence |
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Who wrote the majority of the D of I?
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Thomas Jeffereson
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Who did Jefferson borrow from?
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George Mason and John Lock
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How many signers were slave holders?
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over 1/3
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Who was not included in the freedom?
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women, blacks, men with no land, and Native Americans
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Describe the story about Nathan Hale
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Tall, athletic, agile
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To keep their rebellion alive they needed new _____. To get new ____ the needed to win a ____.
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Recrutes
enlistments victory |
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What did they find in the Hessian commanders pocket?
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Note that warned of the attack
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Prisoners, killed, wounded
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Prisoners - 900
Killed - 0 Wounded - 2 |
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What happened to order the withdraw?
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The commander is shot.
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Who wins?
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Colonists
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How man British prisoners?
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5000
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Why would he (Benedict Arnold) turn coat?
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hated congress and he was in debt
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What does Arnold offer the British?
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West Point
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What happened to Andre?
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He was hung
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What happens to Arnold?
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becomes the most hated man
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Francis Marion
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Francis Marion
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On what 2 conditions may George Washington use the French Navy?
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1-spared the ships
2-not to risk ships |
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What weapon did the Colonist's use to fight?
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Bayonet
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What were the terms of surrender?
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Unconditional
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How did the British act?
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like kids
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Why do the British stop fighting?
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out of ammo
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Were to many patriots live?
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New England - Virginia
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Where did many loyalists live?
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New York - South
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Why did some slaves run away to help the British fight? What were they promised?
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Freedom
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How many African Americans helped the Americans fight? What did they hope to gain?
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5000
freedom |
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Who was Molly Pitcher? What did she do?
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She was a water carrier.
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France did not become an public Ally until they knew America could do what?
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fight off British
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What did France send America to help?
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weapons and ammunition
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How old was the Marquis de Lafayette and what did Washington give him to command?
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19 year old noble man.
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What did Lafayette convince the French King to send America?
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Bayonets
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What country was the Baron Von Steuben from and name 4 things he did to help the Army.
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France
1-Had the King send them supplies 2-warm clothes 3-food 4-shoes/hats |
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Natural rights
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Equal, life, liberty, persuit of happiness
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Source of natural rights
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Creator
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Purpose of government
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Secure these rights
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Social contract
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delivering powers from the governed
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Peoples rights to change or do away with the government
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alter or abolish it
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Why the Americans won
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leadership and foreign aid
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The Treaty of Paris
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boundaries
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How many loyalists left the United States?
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Between 60,000 and 100,000
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How many Americans died in batte / prison / camps
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Died - 7200
Prison - 8500 Camps - 10,000 |
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