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20 Cards in this Set
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a 1781 battle in South Carolina where Americans won an important victory over the British
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Battle of Cowpens
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hit-and-run tactics
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Guerrilla
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when an army surrounds and blockades an enemy position in an attempt to capture it
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Siege
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final battle of the Revolutionary War; this 1781 American victory in Virginia forced the British to surrender
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Battle of Yorktown
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a 1763 agreement between Britian and France that ended the French and Indian War, and marked the end of France's power in North America; peace treaty between the United States and Britian, ratified in 1783, that recognized the United States as an independent nation
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Treaty of Paris
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approved
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Ratified
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the new British commander-in-chief
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Sir Henry Clinton
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led the victory at Cowpens
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General Morgan
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from South Carolina; led militia; used guerrilla tactics
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Francis Marion
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traitor to American cause; led British
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Benedict Arnold
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a 1781 battle in South Carolina where Americans won an important victory over the British
|
Battle of Cowpens
|
|
|
hit-and-run tactics
|
Guerrilla
|
|
|
when an army surrounds and blockades an enemy position in an attempt to capture it
|
Siege
|
|
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final battle of the Revolutionary War; this 1781 American victory in Virginia forced the British to surrender
|
Battle of Yorktown
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a 1763 agreement between Britian and France that ended the French and Indian War, and marked the end of France's power in North America; peace treaty between the United States and Britian, ratified in 1783, that recognized the United States as an independent nation
|
Treaty of Paris
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approved
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Ratified
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|
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the new British commander-in-chief
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Sir Henry Clinton
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led the victory at Cowpens
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General Morgan
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from South Carolina; led militia; used guerrilla tactics
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Francis Marion
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traitor to American cause; led British
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Benedict Arnold
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