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22 Cards in this Set
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mercenaries
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solider paid to fight for another country
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surveyor
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a person who measures land
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martha washington
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first lady to george washington
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mary ludwig hayes
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"molly pitcher" carried water to soliders in the battles of monmouth
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margret corbin
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took over her husbands cannon when he got hurt
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ester debart reed
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formed the lady's orginazation
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nathan hale
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21 year old patriot spy in NY
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john burgoyne
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decided the best way to cut of new england was to capture the hudson river valley
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thaddeus kosciuszko
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polish engineer that served with the americans
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benedict arnold
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colonial general in the continental army who later became a traitor
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treaty of alliance
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french siged with the americans
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marquis de lafayette
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wealthy french nobleman
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friedrich von steuben
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soldier from the german state of prussia & trained the continental army
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george rogers clark
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decided to try & drive out the british from the ohio river valley
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john paul jones
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raided englands coast
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francis marion
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led a small band of patriot of soldiers in the south carolina countryside
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nathaneal greene
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patriot general who forced the british out of georgia and the carolinas
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charels cornwallis
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british general who surrendered at yorktown
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james armstead
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servant asked by cornwallis to spy on the americans
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treaty of paris
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signed on sept. 3, 1783 reconized the independence of the U.S
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joseph brant
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mohawk leader who sided with the british to protect their land
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second treaty of fort stanwix
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1784 the iroquois lost their land to
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