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1) He was the chief of the Mohawk Indians. 2) They thought the British were more of a threat than the Americans. 3) They mainly fought on the western frontier, or west of the Appalachian Mts. 4) They trusted the king and did not trust the white men because they kept getting their land taken away. |
Joseph Brant |
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1) He was a lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia. 2) He set out to end British attacks on western settlements. 3) It strengthened the American positions in the West. |
George Rogers Clark |
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1) An armed ship owned and officered by private individuals holding a government commission and authorized for use in war, especially in the capture of enemy merchant shipping. 2) So they could have ocean advantages as well as land. 3) Their job was to destroy the British Blockade. |
Privateers |
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1) He was a navel officer. 2) The Bonhomme Richard was the ship they sailed on. 3) The ship was named Serapis. 4) John won the battle. 5) His ship sank shortly after. |
John Paul Jones |
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1) He was in command in the south. 2) He realized he could not control what he had conquered. 3) Him and his troops were forced to retreat and abandoned the Carolina Campaign. 4) They got new support from southerners. 5) Because the french were sending more troops. |
General Charles Cornwallis |
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1) Kind of like a shoot and run. They used the guerrilla warfare to kill multiple officers. 2)To catch the British off guard. |
Guerrilla warfare |
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1) He was a successful guerrilla leader. 2) He operated out of the swamps of eastern South Carolina. 3) His nick name was Swamp Fox. 4) He was quick and smart. |
Francis Marion |
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1) He was commander of the Continental forces in the South. 2) Instead of a all on attack he split the troops in half. 3) He was because both halves won the fight. |
Nathanael Greene |
