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10 Cards in this Set
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the 5 battles |
saratoga trenton yorktown vincennes charleston |
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shot heard around the world |
first shot that started the revolution somewhere in lexiongton and concord |
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hessians |
mercenary soldiers hired by great britan their main goal of the revolution was to make money |
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declaration of independence |
declared colonist were independent from king george and great britan divided into four parts -preamble -declaration of natural rights -list of grievances -resolution of independence |
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patriots |
fought for american independence |
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minutemen |
patriot militias that could be ready to fight on moments notice |
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loyalists |
Colonists who continued to be loyal to king george.Their stronghold was in the carolinas and Georgia and the New England states are where they were weakest |
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taxation without represenation |
The MAIN CAUSE of the american revolution. Colonists felt that they should not be taxed by britan unless they had representation in the british parliament. |
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Valley Forge ,Pennsylvania |
Patriots spent a miserable and horrible winter there due to frigid temperatures. Many died of small pox and other diseases |
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green mountain boys |
New England militia that were led by ethan allen |
