History

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In 1779, Americans received help from who??

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The French and Spanish (France and Spain)

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General Horatio Gates led the Continental Army when?

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In the Battles of Saratoga(New York)

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Benedict Arnold led an attack where?

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Near Freeman's Farm against Burgoyne and his Hessian mercenaries

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The victory at Saratoga caused what?

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Benedict Arnold to become a traitor and other European Nations to think that the Americans had a chance to win the war.

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The victories of Bernando de Galvez prevented British from attacking the US from

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the southwest

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The Marquis De Lafayette was n-named ....

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The Soldier's Friend

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The German officer who trained General Washington's army was........

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The Baron von Steuben

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What was rememebered for its cold winters?

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Valley Forge

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George Rogers Clark captured what?

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Fort Sackville

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A privately owned ship that has permission to attack an enemy merchant vessel is......

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a privateer

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The American officer who declared "I have not yet begun to fight!"

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isss...... John Paul Jones: commander of the Bonhomme Richard and led the army that defeated the British Serapis :: the most important victory...

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A Jeweish Immigrant from Poland who spied on the British in NY in1776

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Haym Salomon

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the first commander of the continental army and led the men to victory at TRENTon and Princeton

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george washington

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Molly Pitcher was.... because she carried pitchers of water to tired soldiers during a battle

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Mary Hays

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The British General who arrived in NY in 1776 of july and later defeated the americans @ the battle of brandywine in philsadelphia

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general william howe

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the political writer who wrote the american crisis

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thomas paine

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known by the n-name gentleman johnny and captured fort ticonderoga

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general john burgoyne

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the mohawk chief who tried to convince the iroquis to support the british

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joseph brant: sister molly

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the american general who tricked the british at fort stanwix and later betrayed the americans

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benedict arnold

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in command of the continental army at Saratoga

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general horatio gates

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the polish engineer who helped design fortificationa to protect the american soldiers at Bemis Heights

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Tadeusz Kosciuszko

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how did george wahington help the patriots in the american revolution?

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he commanded the continental army and also organized it

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give an example of a strategy

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Britain's plan to cut off New England form the rest of the states

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what was the americans support for the american revolution

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40-45% were patriots, 20-30% were loyalist, and the rest neutral. MOST AMERICANS DIDNT SUPPORT THE WAR

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an example of a rendevouz during the AR(american rev.)

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s meeting of three british armies at albany, NY

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the turnin gpoint of the war........

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battles of saratoga(americans WON!!!!!!)

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the main ally of the US was

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French

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a teenage french nobleman who cam to america to fight fot the patriot cause

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marquis de lafayette

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who was james forten?

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an african american sailor who was captured by the british and later became famous for his efforts to end slavery

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john paul jones was an american naval commander who became famous for....

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his hard-fought victory over a more heavily armed british warship

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one reason ha for becoming a privateer was

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that the profit that could be made from capturing enemy merchant ships and selling their cargos

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guirellas were NOT

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proffessional soldiers hired from the spanish colonies

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the british army whose surrender signaled great britains defeat in the american rev. was led by

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lord cornwallis

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the fighting that marked britains defeat in the ar was named

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the battle of yorktown

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the treaty of paris

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1983, boundary western of the mississippi river of the us, allowed fishing near nova scotia etc, britain return africans, government/congress return loyalist land

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lord cornwallis surrended ________ troops that were trapped near ___________--

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8000, yorktown

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marquis de lafayette bcame a hero in bothe the __ and ______

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US, france

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george washington was the _____________ of the continental army but never had more than 17000 _____ under him

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commander, troops

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John Paul Jones won the most famous ___ _______ of the revolutionary war.

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sea battle

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mong many _______ americans who fought for independence was james _______

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african, forten

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ally

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a country that aids another country

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mercenary

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a soldier fighting for a foreign country

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a ship permitted to attack enemy ships

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privateer

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a person opposed to war

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pacifist

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rendezvous

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a meeting at a fixed place

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bayonets

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a knife attatched to a gun

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an ovferall plan of action

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strategy

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the idea that people should rule

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republicanism

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desert

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to leave military duty without planning to reeturn

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guerilla

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a fighter who used hit and run attacks

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battle of camden?

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in august of 1780: british won

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battle of kings mountains

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October 1780: americans won

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battle of yorktown

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october 1781: americans won

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capture of savannah

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december 1778: british

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battle of trenton

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december 25, 1776: americans won vs. burgoyne hessians army