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10 Cards in this Set
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Blockade |
the shutting of a port to keep people in or out |
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Privateer |
a privately owned ship outfitted with weapons |
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Mercernaries |
"troops for hire" -paid troops from other countries |
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Three Prong Plan |
British plan to end the war. The British army would capture New York and cut the colonies in half. |
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Valley Forge |
Washington spent the winter of 1777/1778 with his troops at the winter encampment in Pennsylvania. |
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Second Continental Congress |
met in Philadelphia in May 1775 where they decided to create a Continental Army and begin work on the Declaration of Independence |
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Ratify |
to approve |
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Desert |
to leave without permission or intent to return |
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Siege |
when an army surrounds and blockades an enemy position in an attempt to capture it |
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The Declaration of Independence |
Presented on July 4, 1776, this document officially declared the independence of the colonies from Britain. The document also stated the reasons for separation. |
