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18 Cards in this Set
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An agreement between the British and the Americans at the end of the Revolutionary War.
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Treaty of Paris
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A meeting of colonial leaders to deal with the British reaction to Lexington and Concord.
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Second Continental Congress
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The battle that proved the Patriaots had won the war.
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Battle of Yorktown
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A letter sent by the Patriots to King George III asking him to repeal the intolerable acts.
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Olive Branch Petition
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The American victory in the Revolutionary War that led France to help the Patriots.
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Battle of Saratoga
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The leader of the Continental army.
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George Washington
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The German soldier that hellped train the Continental soldiers at Valley Forge.
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Friedrich von Steuben
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Soldiers that were hired by the British to help fight in the War
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Mercenaries
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The Polish officer that came to America to help fight the Revolutionary War.
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Thaddeus Kosciuszko
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Author of Common Sense
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Thomas Paine
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The freed Arfican who fought at the Battle of Concord
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Peter Salem
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Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Wrote poetry to support independence.
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Phyllis Wheatly
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The religious group that did not fight in the war.
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Quakers
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Joined the North Carolina militia to fight the battle at Moores Creek.
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Mary Slocumb
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Name the four parts of the Decalaration of Independence
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(1)Introduction (tells why the declaration was written), (2)Lists colonists ideas for government,(3) lists the grievances against Britain, and (4) states that the colonies are no longer a part of Britain.
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Compare and contrast the British and Continental armies.
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British- large army with best training, most experience, newest weapons.
Continental- smaller numbers, no experience, many had no uniforms, ant they used whatever weapon they could find |
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Compare and contrast the British and Continental armies.
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British- large army with best training, most experience, newest weapons.
Continental- smaller numbers, no experience, many had no uniforms, ant they used whatever weapon they could find |
