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26 Cards in this Set
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Patriot |
A colonist who was against British rule. |
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Loyalist |
A person who remained loyal to the British King |
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Inflation |
A general rise in the price of goods and services. |
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Profiteering |
Charging an extra-high price for a good or services. |
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Veteran |
A person who has served in the military. |
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Martha Washington |
Wife of George Washington. |
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Margaret Corbin |
An American revolutionary hero; first woman veteran recognized by Congress. |
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James Armistead |
African-American who served as a spy for the patriots during the revolutionary war. |
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Thayendanegea |
Mohawk leader who helped the British during the revolutionary war; known as Joseph Brant. |
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Mercenary |
A soldier who serves for pay in the military of a foreign nation. |
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Campaign |
A series of military actions carried out for a certain goal. |
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Negotiate |
To try to reach an agreement among different people. |
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Valley Forge |
A site in southern Pennsylvania where the Continental Army camped during the winter of 1717. |
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Traitor |
Someone who acts against his or her own government. |
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Nathaniel Hale |
American revolutionary hero who was hanged by the British for spying for the patriots. |
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Mary Ludwig Hayes Macauley |
Woman who earned the nickname Molly Pitcher because she carried water to American soldiers during the battle of Monmouth. |
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Benedict Arnold |
Continental Army officer who later became a traitor and worked for the British during the revolutionary war. |
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Charles Cornwallis |
British general who surrendered at the battle of Yorktown. |
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Yorktown |
A town in southeastern Virginia located on the Chesapeake Bay; site of the last major revolutionary war battle in 1781. |
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Abolish |
To end. |
To end slavery |
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Abolitionist |
A person who wanted to end slavery. |
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Territory |
Land belonging to a nation but is not a state and is not represented in the national government. |
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Ordinance |
A law or set of laws. |
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Elizabeth Freeman |
African-American woman from Massachusetts who sued for, and won her freedom in 1780. |
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Northwest Territory |
Region west of the Ohio River that includes what is today Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. |
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Documentary Source |
An item produced by a person after experiencing an historical event. |
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