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46 Cards in this Set
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The Revolution begins with the ____
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Stamp Act Congress
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What 2 simultaneous choices were made by the colonies occur in Summer 1775?
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1. Military won't cut it.
2. Washington (the Virginian Southerner) should lead. |
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Washington had ___.
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charisma
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What kind of war does Washington try and fight?
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A war of attrition
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What is a War of Attrition?
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Trying to wear down the British will to fight.
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3 war theatres of the revolution?
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North, South, Sea
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After Lexington, where do the British troops move to?
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New York
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Why do the early British troops move to NY?
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To Divide and COnquer. They'd take the Hudson, and separate the North East.
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Washington starts with how many troops? How many did he have by Trenton
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11,000
2,000 |
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What does Washington decide to do that's radical?
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Wage battle in Winter.
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Where does Washington direct his radical idea of fighting in the Winter?
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Trenton, NJ.
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What group is stationed in Trenton?
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Hessians, from German state, fighting for money. HE targets them the 26th of December.
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In a 45 minute raid, Washington____.
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takes Trenton, and closes the campaign with a victory. This allows him to continue his war.
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Two turning points of the war?
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1. Trenton
2. Saratoga |
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Where are the British that fight that come down the Hudson?
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Saratoga
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What happens in Saratoga?
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4,000 British soldiers are captured.
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Why is Saratoga a turning point?
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The French are now openly OK with siding with the Americans.
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3rd turning point of a war?
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French aren't over here yet and the temp is crazy low, so he puts them in Valley Forge.
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One of the thing Washington wanted was what?
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Respect from the British
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After the British are pushed back to New York, what do they do?
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Shift back to the war in the South
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What are the 3 reasons that the British changed their strategies to the South?
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1. More loyalists in the South to supply them.
2. South was more similar to Europe. 3. More raw materials in the South. |
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Britain's first target in the South?
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Savannah, which falls to the British.
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How easily does GA fall to the British?
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Easily
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Who commands the army in the South? Where is it based out of?
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Benjamin Lincoln, based in Charleston.
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How long does Savannah stay in Britain's control?
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almost the whole war.
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Charleston sits on the end of a pennisula, surrounded by what
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Three sides of water.
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How do the British attack Charleston?
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Cut off the land escape, capture the whole army of 5000
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British commander in the South?
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Charles Cornwallis
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Who does Charles Cornwallis send out?
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Banastre Tarleton, a dragoon.
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What does Tarleton do?
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Open fire on surrendering American troops with the Waxhaws, which leads to a huge turn of support for the Americans from former loyalists.
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What was the Partisan War?
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former loyalists change sides, lead by Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox" picking them off. Guerilla warfare.
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Who is selected to control the Southern army later on?
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Horatio Gates
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Who leads the massive British recruitment techniques?
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Ferguson
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What did Patrick Ferguson's recruitment lead to?
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Resentment
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Who came to resent Ferguson's recruiting, and attack?
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Over-the-Mountain-Men
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Where do the Over-the-Mountain-Men attack the Britush?
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KIng's Mountain.
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When the white flag goes up at King's Mountain, ____
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the Over-the-mountain men ignored it.
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What made Cornwallace thing there would be no more loyalist help?
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King's Mountain
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Towards the end, who is finally sent to go direct the Southern Army?
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Greene.
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What did Daniel Morgan's group use?
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rifles.
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Who goes after Morgan?
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Tarleton.
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Where do Morgan and Tarleton showdown?
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Cowpens, because his men can't run away
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Where do Greene and Cornwallace faceoff?
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Guilford COurthouse
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What happens in Guildford Courthouse?
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Cornwallace fired on his own people.
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What happens as a result of Cornwallace's victory in Guildford Courthouse?
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He loses 25% of his army by firing into his own army, and needs reinforcements. He gets 3,000 fresh troops.
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Where does Cornwallace go to send back the 3,000 new troops?
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Yorktown, a pennisunla, where they are trapped.
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