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29 Cards in this Set
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The body that chose George Washington commander of the Continental Army.
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Continental Congress
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The British defeat that led to the fall of North's government and the end of the war.
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Yorktown
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Fiery Virginian and author of the official resolution of July 2, 1776, formally authorizing the colonies' independence.
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Richard Henry Lee
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British political party that replaced Lord North's Tories in 1782 and made a generous treaty with the United States.
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Whigs
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The term by which the American Patriots were commonly known, to distinguish them from the American "Tories."
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Whigs
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Leader whose small force conquered British forts in the West.
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George Rogers Clark
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Shrewd American diplomat who established the French alliance and worked with Jay and Adams to win a generous peace treaty.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Author of an explanatory indictment, signed on July 4, 1776, that accused George III of establishing a military dictatorship and maintaining standing.
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Thomas Jefferson
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The inflammatory pamphlet that demanded independence and heaped scorn on "the Royal Brute of Great Britain."
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Common Sense
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A wealthy Virginian of great character and leadership abilities who served his country without pay.
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George Washington
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The western boundary of the United States established in the Treaty of Paris.
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Mississippi River
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The church body most closely linked with Tory sentiment, except in Virginia.
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Anglican
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Brilliant American general who invaded Canada, foiled Burgoyne's invasion, and in 1780 betrayed his country.
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Benedict Arnold
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The document that provided a lengthy explanation and justification of Richard Henry Lee's resolution, approved by Congress on July 2, 1776.
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Declaration of Independence
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Blundering British general whose slow progress south from Canada ended in disaster at Saratoga.
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General Burgoyne
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Another name for the American Tories.
or Those who, despite their American birth, fought for King George and earned the contempt of the Patriots. |
Loyalists
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American naval commander who harrassed British shipping.
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John Paul Jones
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The river valley that was the focus of Britain's early military strategy and the scene of Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga in 1777.
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Hudson Valley
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The other European nation besides France and Spain that supported the American Revolution by declaring war on Britain.
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Holland
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Term for the alliance of Catherine the Great of Russia and other European powers who did not declare war but assumed a hostile neutrality to Britain.
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Armed Neutrality
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Mohawk chief who led many Iroquois to fight with Britain against American revolutionaries.
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Joseph Brant
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The irregular American troops who played a crucial role in swaying the neutral civilian population toward the Patriot cause.
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militia
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Military engagement that, although technically a British victory, cost the redcoats heavily and led the king to declare the colonists in revolt.
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Bunker Hill
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The region that saw some of the Revolution's most bitter fighting, from 1780 to 1782, between American General Greene and British General Cornwallis.
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South
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British general who chose to relax in New York and Philadelphia rather than march up the Hudson to battle.
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General Howe
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The decisive early battle of the American Revolution that led to the alliance with France.
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Saratoga
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A radical British immigrant who put an end to American toasts to King George.
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Thomas Paine
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"Legalized pirates," more than a thousand strong, who inflicted heavy damage on British shipping.
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privateers
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The British colony that Americans invaded in hopes of adding it to the rebellious thirteen.
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Canada
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