Unit 4 Cha 3 History

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Revolutionary War

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The war the American colonies fought to win freedom from Great Britain

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Henry Lighthouse Harry Lee

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American cavalry officer during the Revolution. He served Virginia in the state legislature, in Congress at the Constitutional Convention and as Governor

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Cavalry

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soldiers who fought on horseback

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Daniel Morgan

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Frontiersman and general in the Revolution. His Virginian riflemen helped defeat the British in key battles, including the Battle of Cowpens

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George Rogers Clark

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Military leader during the Revolution. In 1778 Clarks. Troops captured British forts in the Northwest Territory. His victories helped the US claim the region

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James Armistead

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A slave who spied for Lafayette, Information he gathered inside Cornwallis’s headquarters helped defeat the British at Yorktown

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Richmond

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independent city and Virginia’s capital. Located on the James River at the fall line

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Charlottesville

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independent city on the Rivanna River. It is the home of the University of Virginia. Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson

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Jack Jouett

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“The Paul Revere of the South” in 1781 he prevented the British from capturing Thomas Jefferson and other leaders. He rode more than 40 miles to Charlottesville to warn them.

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Staunton

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independent city in the Shenandoah Valley

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Lord Charles Cornwallis

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British general who surrendered at Yorktown in 1781. This victory by the American and French armies was the last big battle in the revolution.

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Yorktown-

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a historic town at the mouth of the York River. Site of the last major battle of the American Revolution