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24 Cards in this Set
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what are the 5 battles |
1.saratoga 2.trenton 3.yorktown 4.vincennes 5.charleston |
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shots heard around the world |
-first shot started the revolution -somewhere near lexington and concord |
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declaration of independence |
-declared colonist were independent from king George and great Britain -divided into four parts 1.preamble 2.declaration of natural rights 3.list of grievances 4.resolution of independence |
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hessians |
mercenary soldiers hired by great Britain, main goal was to get money |
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patriots |
fought for american independence |
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minutemen |
patriot militias that could be ready to fight on a moment notice |
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loyalist |
-colonist who where loyal to king George -stronghold in Carolina and Georgia -new England state was weakest part |
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taxation without representation |
main cause of revolution -colonist felt they should not be taxed |
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valley forge Pennsylvania |
patriots spent a miserable winter there due to frigid temperatures many died of small pox |
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green mountain boys |
new England militia that were led by Ethan Allen |
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proclamation of 1763 |
forbid colonist to move west of the Appalachian mountains. British used this to get native american to fight on their side |
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townshed acts |
taxed glass lead paper tea |
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sugar act |
taxed any importing of molasses to try to stop colonist from smuggling to avoid tax |
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stamp act |
taxed all printed material |
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coercive acts |
closed Boston harbor and would not let nothing in or out of city |
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george washington |
soldier worked on constitution with continental congress 1st president |
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Abigail Adams |
founder of the daughters of liberty, first lady to the 2 persident |
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Crispus attucks |
African american dockworker, first person killed in Boston massacre. |
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Ethan allen |
leader of green mountain boys a militia formed in new England. |
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Thomas jefferson |
author of declaration of independence, 3rd president |
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king George iii |
ruled British empire; opposed any compromise with the colonist. thought colonies were simple sources of income to England |
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american generals |
George Washington marquis de lafayette Horatio gates Benedict Arnold |
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British generals |
Lord charles cornwallis john burgoyne thomas gage william howe |
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Ben Franklin |
statesman, foreign ambassador, started the U.S postal service |
