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30 Cards in this Set
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what was the gathering of colonial leaders who were bothered about the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies in America?
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The First Continental Congress
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who were the Patriots?
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colonist who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain
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what is the Declaration of Rights?
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list of 10 resolutions to be presented to King George III
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How did the Minutemen get their name?
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they were ready to fight in a minute's notice
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who warned the colonists of the British advance toward Concord?
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Paul Revere
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What where the British called and why?
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Red Coats
because of the color of their uniforms |
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What was the Massachusetts militia called and who did it include?
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the Continental Army
it included soldiers from all colonies |
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Who did Congress name to command the army?
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George Washington
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what did the delegates sign as a final attempt to restore harmony?
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the Olive Branch Petition
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An early battle that proved the patriots could take on the British?
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Battle of Concord
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Who wrote "Common Sense"?
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Thomas Paine
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What document formally announced the colonies' break from Great Britain?
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Declaration of Independence
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Name for people who sided with the British.
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Loyalists
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Who tried to influence her husband to include women's rights in the Declaration of Independence
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Abigail adams
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Which colonies were taking steps to end slavery by the 1780's?
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New England Colonies
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Commander of the Continental Army
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George Washington
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Connecticut officer who went behind British lines to get secret information
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Nathan Hale
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Foreign soldiers who fought for pay
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mercenaries
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Author of "The American Crisis" (series of pamphlets)
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Thomas Paine
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dressed as a man and fought in several battles
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Deborah Sampson
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Important victory against the Hessians
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Battle of Trenton
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Young Frenchman who volunteered to serve in the Continental Army without pay
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Born in Scotland, naval hero for the patriots
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John Paul Jones
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Controlled the land west of the Appalachians
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American Indians
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Surveyor along the Ohio and Kentucky River, he volunteered to lead the western campaign
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George Rogers Clark
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Who planned to free any enslaved africans who agreed to fight for them?
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The British
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Marion's Brigade
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group of guerrilla soldiers that used surprise attacks to disrupt British communication and supply
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last major battle of the American Revolution
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The Battle of Yorktwn
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Who led the British troops in the Battle of Yorktown?
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General Cornwallis
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What did the Treaty of Paris 1783 recognize?
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Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States
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