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35 Cards in this Set
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John Paul Jones |
Sea Captain - Patriot "Sir, I have not begin to fight" |
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Ben Franklin |
Went to France to ask the king for their help |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Wrote the rough draft of The Declaration of Independence |
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George Washington |
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army |
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Patrick Henry |
Said "Give me liberty or give me death" |
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Paul Revere |
Warned minutemen "The British are coming" |
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Hessians |
German soldiers hired by the King of England to fight against colonist |
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Minutemen |
Colonist who would grab their gun - ready to fight on short notice |
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Revolution |
To overthrow a government using force |
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Boston Tea Party |
Colonist upset with a tax on tea - dump British tea into the harbor |
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The Stamp Act |
Tax on British products Made colonist unhappy |
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Saratoga |
When colonist won this battle, it convinced France to help them |
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Loyalists |
Loyal to England |
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Patriots |
Colonist who wanted to be free |
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July 4, 1776 |
Date Continental Congress signed "The Declaration of Independence" |
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Bunker Hill |
Battle- colonist ran out of free ammunition. "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" |
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Lexington |
First battle between the colonists and the British |
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Trenton |
Washington crossed the Delaware River - attacked Hessians |
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Thomas Paine |
Wrote "Common Sense" |
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Nathan Hale |
Said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." |
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Yorktown |
The last battle of the Revolution |
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Thaddeus Kosciuszko |
From Poland - helped the colonist at the Battle of Saratoga |
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Deborah Sampson |
Dressed as a man and fought in the war |
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Molly Pitcher |
Carried water to the men during battle |
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Ethan Allen |
Leader of the Green Mt. Boys |
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John Hancock |
Known for his bold signature on The Declaration of Independence |
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Benedict Arnold |
Colonial General who became a traitor |
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George Rogers Clark |
General - defeated British at Fort Vincennes. |
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Marquis de Lafayette |
French officer - served under George Washington |
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Francis Marion |
Known as "Swamp Fox" |
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Henry Knox |
Dragged cannons 250 miles to Boston |
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Samuel Adams |
Father of the American Revolution Helped start Comm. of Corr. |
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ESSAYS |
The Boston Tea Party The Committee of Correspondence The Stamp Act The Boston Massacre |
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Baron von Steuben |
Germany - helped train soldiers at Valley Forge |
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John Adams |
Wanted Congress to vote for independence told to sit down |
