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30 Cards in this Set
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Ben Franklin |
Who convinced France to help out the Americans during the American Revolution? |
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unalienable rights |
Rights that can never be taken away such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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France |
What European nation sent troups and their navy to help the Patriots during the American Revolution? |
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lack of food, shoes, and clothing. Harsh weather conditions, Frostbite and disease |
List the hardships Washington's troops faced at Valley Forge |
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Thomas Paine |
Who wrote Common Sense which convinced many Americans to want independence from England? |
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July 4, 1776 |
The date and year that the Declaration of Independence was accepted |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Who is credited with the writing of the Declaration of Independence? |
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Lexington & Concord |
The first battle of the American Revolution |
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Battle of Lexington & Concord |
The "shot heard round the world" |
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Philadelphia, PA |
Location of the First and Second Continental Congresses meetings |
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Ben Franklin |
Instrumental in negotiating the Treaty of Paris in 1783 |
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Battles of Saratoga |
Considered the turning point in the American Revolution |
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France & Spain became our allies |
Why is it considered the turning point? |
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Articles of Confederation |
The first constitution for the United States of America |
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Battle of Yorktown |
Last major battle of the American Revolution |
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Bernardo de Galvez |
A Spaniard who provided weapons, gunpowder, and other supplies for the Continental Army |
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Mercy Otis Warren |
Wrote plays, poems, and essays supporting independence |
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Divide & Conquer |
What was the British plan at Saratoga to win the war quickly? |
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Wentworth Cheswell |
An African-American who rode to New Hampshire to warn the British were coming |
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George Washington |
Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army |
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Samuel Adams |
Leader of the Sons of Liberty and formed committees of Correspondence |
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Mississippi River |
The western boundary of the United States according to the Treaty of Paris 1783 |
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Marquis de LaFayette |
A Frenchman who served in Washington's army |
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John Paul Jones |
Father of the US Navy and famous for the words "I have not yet begun to fight!" |
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trapped on a peninsula between Washington's troops and the French Navy |
What caused Cornwallis to surrender at the Battle of Yorktown? |
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Abigail Adams |
The second First Lady of the United States remembered for a famous line "Remember the Ladies" |
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King George III |
The person blamed in the Declaration of Independence for tyrannical acts leading up to the American Revolution |
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James Armistead |
An African-American who worked as a "double-agent" for the United States during the American Revolution |
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Haym Salomon |
A Jewish immigrant who was a member of the Sons of Liberty and used his own money to help pay for the American Revolution |
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Treaty of Paris 1783 |
Which document officially ended the American Revolution? |
