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41 Cards in this Set
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greatest american naval hero of the war
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john paul johnes
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called the "swamp fox"
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francis marion
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main author of the declaration of independence
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thomas jefferson
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founded the sons of liberty
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sameul adams
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commander of the continental army
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george washington
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led the american troops in the west
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george rogers clark
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leader of the green mountain boys
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ethan allen
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english king during the war
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king george 3
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warned lexington minutemen
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paul revere and william dawes
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wrote the crisis and common sense
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thomas paine
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african american killed at the boston massacre
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crispus attucks
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second continental congress president
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john hancock
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george washingtons french aide
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marquis de lafaytte
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represented the us at the peace talks
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benjamin franklin, john adams, and john jay
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americans who fought for independence
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patriots
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an armed merchant ship
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privateer
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americans who sided with the british
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loyalists
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information designed to influence opinion
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propaganda
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a hired soldier
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mercenary
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to cancel
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repeal
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warerway naval control
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blockade
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refusing to buy a product
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boycott
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militia volunteers ready to fight quickly
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minutemen
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introductory part of document
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preamble
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an army if citizen soldiers
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militia
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to approve
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ratify
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kept colonies from moving west of the appalachians
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the proclamation of 1763
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approved on july 4 1776
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decloration of indepedence
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allowed the search of homes for smuggled goods
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the wrists of assistance
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treaty that ended the american revolution
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treaty of paris
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another name for the coercive acts
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intolerable acts
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taxed printed material in the colonies
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the stamp act
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european countries that sided with america
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france and spain
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battle that convinced the french to declare war on britian
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yorktown
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year the treaty was signed
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1783
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won most of the battles during the war
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british
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cornwallis surrendered his army at this battle
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guliford courthouse
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year the lexington and concord battles
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1775
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year of the battle of yorktown
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1781
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war that caused britian to begin taxing the colonies
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stamp act
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year of the battle of saragota
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1777
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