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162 Cards in this Set
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quickly |
both sides of the war will be over... |
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British advantages |
strongest navy in the world and well-trained army lots of wealth and people |
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colonist disadvantages |
no regular Army, weak navy, lack of experience & weapons, militia only fought for a short time and then went home |
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loyal; neutral |
people remained______ or Chose to be___and didn't choose a side. One in three colonists did this |
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tories |
people remain loyal to Great Britain were called this |
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Carolinas and Georgia |
strongest support for Britain was the____&______ |
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New England |
The weakest support for Britain was in the_____area |
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three main reasons why colonist remain loyal to Great Britain |
depended on Britain for jobs, feared the revolution would cause chaos, simply didn't want independence |
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Lord Dunmore of Virginia |
_____ promised freedom to slaves if they joined the British cause |
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William Franklin |
he was loyal to Great Britain unlike his father Ben Franklin |
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advantages for patriots at the start of the war |
fighting and defending their own ground; had a sense of purpose |
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money |
hessians fought for this... |
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freedom |
Patriots fought for this... |
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George Washington |
many believe that____ was the Americans greatest advantage |
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taxes |
The second Continental Congress served as a government but could not raise money through___ |
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James Madison |
_____of Virginia called for a stronger national government to unite the colonies |
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they did not want a central government making rules like Parliament |
many people disagreed with making a stronger national government because… |
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leave their homes |
militias were limited because many minutemen did not want to… |
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Continental Army |
The second Continental Congress established the______ ___ and asked states to recruit soldiers |
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officers with experience |
The Continental Army had trouble finding… |
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dressed |
some woman_____ as soldiers like Deborah Sampson |
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Molly pitcher |
Mary McAuley earned the name of… Because she brought water to the soldiers in need |
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2200;1200 |
at Bunkerhill the British had… Soldiers and the American had… Soldiers |
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convince the Americans to give up |
The British added 32000 more soldiers to… |
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Great Britain's large number of soldiers and better equipped army |
The Americans lost at the Battle of Long Island due too… |
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Nathan hale |
he was a spy posing as a schoolteacher and he was later put on trial and hung; famous for his last words "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country |
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shrink And lose spirit |
during winter of 1776, many soldiers died, completed their terms or ran away. This caused the army to… |
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Southern states because they thought I would start a rebellion |
Washington was desperate and beg for the allowance of Africans to fight but the… State opposed this |
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South Carolina |
all colonies eventually raised an all-African American regiment except… |
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reasons africans fought |
some believedin the patriot cause; others wanted to earn money; some wanted freedom (Peter Salem) |
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Delaware river |
Washington crossed the… On Christmas to surprise the British in Trenton |
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1st part of the British's plan to capture Albany and the Hudson River |
General John Burgoyne would lead troops south from Canada |
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2nd part of the British's plan to capture Albany and the Hudson River |
Lieutenant Colonel Barry St. Leger would move east from Lake Ontario |
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The 3rd part of the British's plan to capture Albany and the Hudson River |
general howe marched up north to the Hudson river
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Philadelphia |
Howe captured __________ on his way to Albany and decided to stay there for winter instead of marching to Albany |
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benedict arnold
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The 2nd part of the British's plan to capture Albany and the Hudson River failed _________ _________ defeated St. Leger at Fort Stanwix |
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Burlington, vermont
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Burgoyne captured Fort Toconderoga but a small group of his soldiers were defeated at |
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Saratoga, new york
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Burgoyne made his way to _______ after he captured Fort Ticonderoga |
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saratoga |
General Horatio Gates surrounded his force and held off the British attack at ________ which changed the course of the war |
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the victory at saratoga
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The French joined the war on the colonists side after.. |
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money, equipment and troops |
what France sent to help the colonists |
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Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida |
Spain also declared war on GB, fighting in.... |
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Philadelphia
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General Howe and the British army spent winter in |
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valley forge
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George Washington and his troops spent winter in |
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clothing, shelter, medicine |
Winter in Valley Forge was terrible because the soldiers lacked... |
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Martha washington
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_______ ___________ began making clothes and medicine for the colonists during winter |
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they were informed of frances help |
The colonists spirits rose when |
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Marquis de Lafayette |
from France; worked closely with Washington |
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Thaddeus Kosciuszko |
From Poland; helped build forts and bridges |
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casimir pulaski
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from Poland; cavalry
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Friedrich Von Steuben |
From Prussia; trained soldiers |
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Juan de Miralles |
From Spain; loaned money and troops |
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wives
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life at home was also hard for colonists because the ____ had to run the farms, families, and businesses. Children had to do without a father |
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print money
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Since the Continental Congress had no power to raise money through taxes, the states began to |
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gold and silver |
______ and _______ backed up the printed money's value |
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inflation
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The printing of money led to |
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inflation definition |
When it takes more money to buy the same product |
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women and slaves |
the fight for freedom brought ideas for more freedoms for |
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Pennsylvania legislature
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The _________ ________ was the first in the world to create laws about freeing slaves |
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Abigail adams
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an early supporter of women's rights |
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Canada and Florida |
Loyalists found life difficult in the colonies so they fled to |
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shunned or even executed
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Loyalists who stayed in the colonies were |
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B- Chief Joseph Bryant |
Mohawk war chief who led attacks in NY and Pennsylvania |
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B- Henry Hamilton |
"hair buyer", paid the Native Americans for taking settlers scalps (intimidate & kill) |
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C- George Rogers Clark |
Captured British post Kaskaskia (IL) and Vincennes (IN) <-- stolen and then recaptured it & strengthened American position in west |
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C- John Paul Jones |
American Naval officer, use his ship Bonhomme Richard to defeat the British ship Serapis. Famous quote- "I have not yet begun to fight." |
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B- General Charles Cornwallis |
fought Horatio Gates at Camden, South Carolina, won, then realized he could not control the area he had conquered |
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C- Bernado de Galvez |
Spanish governor of Louisiana, sent supplies and ammo down the Mississippi to help the Patriots, sent forces to drive the British out of the Gulf of Mexico region |
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C- Francis Marion |
nicknamed the "swamp fox" would strike the British forces, then disappear into the swamp |
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C- Nathanael Greene |
Split his forces into two parts to help the Americans |
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C- General Anthony Wayne |
Was sent by Washington to push back Cornwallis from Virginia |
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blockade
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sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving |
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privateer
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ships that were outfitted with weapons, there goal was to capture enemy ships and cargo |
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ratified
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to approve |
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ambush
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to suprise |
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kings mountain
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Carolinas militia attempted to drive the British of their land and fought them here, where the patriots killed or captured close to 1000 British troops |
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Guilford Courthouse |
nathanael greene joined his forces and was defeated here by cornwallis |
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yankee doodle |
The French band played this song at the surrendering ceremony, a British song that was supposed to taunt Americans |
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treaty of paris
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ended the Revolutionary War between the British, and colonists, French, and Spain |
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battle of Vincennes
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George Rogers Clark captured British post Kaskaskia, Hamilton recaptured it, then Clark recaptured it in the spring |
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Patriots 2 big victories early in the war |
Battle of Moores Creek and Wilmington |
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battle of camden
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Horatio Gates fought Cornwallis here, Gates lost, and Cornwallis later realized he couldn't control what he won |
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yorktown |
After this battle, the British decided the fight was too costly to pursue. Where the 2nd fleet from France ended up instead of NY |
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patriot
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molly pitcher- p or l |
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loyalist
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gen. William howe- p or l |
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patriot |
Nathan hale- p or l |
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patriot |
George Washington- p or l |
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loyalist |
gen. john Burgoyne- p or l |
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patriot |
marquis de lafyette- p or l |
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patriot
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friedrich von steuben- p or l |
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patriot |
Thaddeus Kosciusko- p or l |
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patriot |
ben franklin- p or l |
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patriot |
George rogers clark- p or l |
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patriot |
paul john jones- p or l |
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loyalist
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gen. Charles Cornwallis- p or l |
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patriot |
francis marion- p or l |
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loyalist |
henry Hamilton- p or l
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patriot |
comte de Rochambeau- p or l |
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patriot |
francois de grasse-p or l |
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molly pitcher |
aided American soldiers by bringing water and medical supplies to wounded troops |
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gen. William howe |
incharge of the British troops that attacked Albany from the south... he spent the winter in Philadelphia |
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Nathan hale |
patriot spy who b4 being hung remarked that he regretted having "but 1 life to give for his country" |
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George Washington |
incharge on entire continental and American army. he won at Trenton and Princeton |
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gen. john burgoyne |
British general who had so much stuff that slowed him down from reaching Albany. he got beat at Saratoga |
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marquis de lafayette
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French soldier who was good friends with Washington. He stalled Cornwallis At yorktown before help arrived
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friedrich von steuben
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Prussian drill sergeant who made life horrible and better for soldiers at Valley Forge. They thanked him later |
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Thaddeus kosciusko
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polish engineer who taught the Americans how to build better parts and pontoon bridges |
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ben franklin
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never a president or soldier by we respected in Europe where he spent his time asking for foreign aid |
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George rogers clark
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won the battle of Vincennes by fooling the British into thinking his forces were bigger that they actually were
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john paul jones
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American naval hero who responded with I have not yet begun to fight. While he was still fighting |
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gen. Charles cornwallis |
too scared to come out of his cave after losing at Yorktown. He was the general of the British in the Americans he surrendered at Yorktown |
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francis marion
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"swamp fox" he perfected the hit and run |
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henry hamilton
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"hair buyer" bought colonists scalps from NA |
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comte de rochambeau |
French army |
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francois de grasse |
French Navy |
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navy |
the british had the strongest ___ in the world |
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well trained
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the british had a ______________ army
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tories
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as many as 1 in 3 colonist remained loyal to gb. the were nicknamed ________
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Carolinas and georgia
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the strongest support gb had in the colonies were_____&_______ |
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new england
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The weakest support gb had in the colonies was_________
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freedom; slaves
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lord Dunmore promised _______ to _______ if they joined the british cause
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ben franklin
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a once royal governor of new jersey, William franklin was loyal to gb, unlike his father, ___ ________
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inflation
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when it takes more money to buy the same product
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guerilla warfare |
hit- and-run tactic for fighting |
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patriot
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people who fought/sided w/ the colonist and wanted independence |
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loyalist |
people who remained loyal to britian
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money taxes
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the second continental congress served as govt, but they couldn't raise _____ through _____ |
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james madison
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_________________ of virgina called for a stronger national govt to unite the colonies. many ppl disagreed. They didn't want a central govt making rules like parliament. |
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continental; recruit
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the 2.c.c established the _________ army and asked the states to _______ soldiers |
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Long island
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Washington was unable to defeat the british at the battle of ____ ______ due to gb's large number of soldiers and better equipped. Washington did fight hard & dirty here though... |
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Nathan hale
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Washington used ______ ____ as a spy posing as a school teacher in new York. This guy was captured and put on trial and hung. His famous last words are "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." |
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Pennsylvania
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after loosing at long island, americans retreated across new jersey into ___________
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south Carolina
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all colonies eventually raised and all- African American regiment except __________ |
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peter salem
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this African American slave wanted to earn his freedom by fighting in the war |
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Trenton; princeton
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Washington surprised the british on Christmas night and won in ________. after he marched to _________ and defeated the british again |
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gen. john Burgoyne
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the plan to capture Albany new York: ___ ____ ________ would lead troops south from canada
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lieutenant col. barry st. leger
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The plan to capture new York: _______________________ would move east from lake ontario
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general howe
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the plan to capture new York: ____________ would march north up the Hudson river |
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howe
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benedict arnold
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the second part of the plan failed when __________________ defeated st. leger at fort stanwix
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fort ticonderoga |
Burgoyne captured __ _________, but a small group of his soldiers were defeated at bennington. he made his way to Saratoga new York |
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saratoga
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the victory as ________ changed the course of the war |
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ben franklin
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___ _________ was in france trying to get their govt help the patriot cause. When word reached that the americans won the battle at Saratoga, it would convince them to help. |
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marquis de lafyette
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young volunteer worked closely w washington |
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pennsylvania |
the ___________ legislature was the 1st in the world to create laws about freeing enslaved people |
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moores creek; wilimington
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early in the war, the patriots had two big victories____________&__________
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savannah
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the worst defeat for the americans during the war |
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nathanael greene |
this guy split his forces into two |
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nathanael greene |
this guy joined his two forces and then was defeated by Cornwallis and Guilford courthouse |
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rochambeau
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this guy waited with Washington for a second fleet to arrive and it never did |
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ben franklin, john adams, john jay
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represented America w treaty of paris
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british |
who won the battle of savannah
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americans |
who won the battle of trenton |
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americans |
who won the battle of cowpens |
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americans |
who won the battle of saratoga |
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americans |
who won the battle of princeton |
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americans-1775, british-1777 |
who won the battle of ticonderoga |
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americans |
who won the battle of vincennes |
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americans |
who won the battle of yorktown |
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treaty of paris |
ended the revolutionary war- 3 parts:british would, british promised, colonists got |
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mercenaries |
GB used these from germany to overwhelm the american military |
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privateers |
ships that were outfitted w/ weapons. goal was to capture enemy ships and cargo |
