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13 Cards in this Set
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Dborrah Sampson
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indentured servant
enlisted as a man robert shurtleff discovered after injury |
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thomas paine
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wrote "common sense"
wrote "american crisis" wrote "rights of man" wrote "age of reason" |
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john Hancock
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extrememly wealthy
elected governor of massachusets largest signature on declaraion of independence abetted tea party |
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sybil ludington
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female paul revere
rode forty miles burning of danbury, connecticut. sent her riding |
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George III
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went insance and blind
strongly supported war against colonies had 15 children king of ireland as well |
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Betsey Ross
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Real name elizabeth claypoole
3 husbands. 7 children made 1st american flag/famle with flag a good image for gorwing economy washington traced the design |
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Margaret Corbin
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fought at Fort Washington
took over canon when husband was killed sustained horrendous injuries first women to receive a pension |
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Paul Revere
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silversmith
midnight ride henry wadsworth longfellow poet |
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molly pitcher
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broght soldiers water
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hessian
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paid to fight
germain origin |
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oalexanfer hamilton
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established first bank of american
killed in duel by Burr IN 1804 1ST secretary of treasury |
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aaron burr
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kiled hamilton
VP under jefferson wanted to establish new country in south mexico charged with treason |
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benedict arnold
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joined with ethan allen at fort ticonderoga
begin treasonable correspondence with clinton in NY offered to betray West Point for $ and British commission plot discovered/exiled to england/unrewarded |
