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20 Cards in this Set
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Thomas Paine
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Wrote the common sense.
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Richard Henry Lee
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introduced a resolution or a formal statement of opinion to congress.
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resolution
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statement of opinion
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preamable
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an introduction
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grievance
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formal complaints
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Nathan Hale
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became and American legend. He volunteered to be a spy to spy on the British. He got caught.
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mercinaries
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soldiers who are paid to fight fro a country other than their own.
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allience
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is a formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal.
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Marquis De Lafayette
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high-ranking officer in Washington's Army.
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cavalry
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or units of troops on horsebacks
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Friedrich Von Steuben
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helped train the continental army
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enlist
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signed up for duty
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civilians
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people not in the military
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continentals
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paper money
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Bernardo de4 Galvez
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help the Americans and secretly provided money to other Americans
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George Rogers Clark
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strike British fort beyond the Appalachian
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Privateers
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Pirates
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guerrilla
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fighters who work in small bands to make a hit and attack and run.
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Traitor
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is a person who betrays his or her country or cause and helps the other side.
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Charles Cornwaillis
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British Commander then carried the war in to north Carolina!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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