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11 Cards in this Set
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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What was the difference between Patriots and loyalists? |
Patriots were Americans that fought for independence. Loyalist fought for the British. |
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What was the impact of the Battle of Saratoga? |
It caused the French to support the Americans with military aid and help them achieve their first victory at the Battle of morimouth. |
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What was the impact of the Battle of Yorktown? |
Yorktown was where Cornwallis surrendered and was the last major battle of the Amer. It was a revolution. |
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Explain the principle of no taxation without representation. |
no taxation without representation references that reason that colonists complained about taxes, they wanted to have a say in how and what they were text about |
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What were the roles of the Committees of correspondence? |
Primarily, they were in charge of distributing information from Boston to the rest of the colonies. |
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What was the purpose of common sense? |
Common sense was a propaganda supporting independence. |
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What was the purpose of the Second Continental Congress? |
It started off as a follow up to the First Continental Congress, however it soon became where Independence was formally discussed ultimately Thomas Jefferson would pen the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress and it would be ratified on July 4th, 1776 in Philadelphia. |
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Who were mercenaries? |
Hired fighters. British hired them from Germany called Hessions. |
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What were Minutemen? |
Another name for Continental fighters. |
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Who was Benedict Arnold? |
a general in the Continental Army. He was involved in, along with Ethan Allen, the taking of Fort Ticonderoga. Switch sides and went with the British after feeling betrayed. |
