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35 Cards in this Set
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what was a gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies in America |
The first Continental Congress |
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What were colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain |
Patriots |
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A list of 10 resolutions to be presented to King George the third was called the |
10 amendments |
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Who got their name because they were ready to fight at a minute's notice |
Minutemen |
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Who warned the colonists of the British advance toward Concord |
Paul Revere |
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What were the British called |
Redcoats |
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This included soldiers from all colonies. The Massachusetts militia was declared what |
The Continental army |
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What congressman from Virginia commanded the army |
George Washington |
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Delegates signed what to petition as a final attempt to restore Harmony |
The Olive Branch |
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What was an early battle that proved that the Patriots could take on the British |
Battle of Bunker Hill |
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What was the turning point of the American Revolution in New York |
Battle of Saratoga |
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Who was the main author of the declaration of Independence |
Thomas Jefferson |
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This man used surprise attacks called swamp Fox |
Francis Morin |
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Who was the author of a 47-page pamphlet called common sense |
Thomas Paine |
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What document formally announced the colonies break away from Great Britain |
Declaration of Independence |
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Those who choose to side with the British were called what |
Loyalist |
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Who tried to influence her husband to include women's rights in the declaration |
Abigail Adams |
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By the 1780s which colonies were taking steps to end slavery |
New England colonies |
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Who was the commander of the Continental army |
George Washington |
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Connecticut officer who went behind British lines to get secret information |
Thomas Paine |
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Foreign soldiers who fought for pay |
Mercenaries |
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Author of the American crisis a series of pamphlets |
Nathan Hale |
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Dressed as a man and fought in several battles |
Molly pitcher |
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Important victory against the Hessians |
Battle of Trenton |
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Young Frenchman who volunteered to serve in the Continental army without pay |
Marquis de Lafayette |
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Born in Scotland, naval hero for the Patriots |
John Paul Jones |
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Controlled the land west of the Appalachians |
American Indians |
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A surveyor along the Ohio and Kentucky rivers he volunteered to lead the Western campaign |
George Rogers Clark |
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The second group of delegates represented the first attempt at a Republican government for the colonies |
Second Continental Congress |
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Gathering of colonial leaders troubled about the relationship of Great Britain and the colonies |
The first Continental Congress |
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Who plan to free any enslaved Africans that agreed to fight for them |
The colonists |
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Who was a group of guerrillas soldiers that use surprise attacks to disturb British communication and supplies |
Marions Brigade |
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What was the last major battle of the American Revolution |
The Battle of Yorktown |
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Who was the general leading of the British troops in the Battle of Yorktown |
Charles Cornwallis |
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Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States |
In the treaty of Paris of 1783 |
