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39 Cards in this Set
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When did ther French and Indian Wra take place?
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1754
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Who fought against who in the French and Indian War?
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British vs French
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Ben Franklin created this. It created a united 13 colonies to defend themselves against the French.
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Albany Plan of Union
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Who wins the French and Indian War and what do they attain?
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British get original 13 colonies.
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How many African Americans served the war?
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5,000
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Prussian Leader-German: Offered help- Military strategy- training troops.
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Friedrich von Steuben
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How many (out of 10,000) colonists died in the winter of 1777?
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2,000
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When did General Cornwallis surrender?
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October 17, 1781
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Where did the French and American troops attack General Cornwallis and the British troops?
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Yorktown Virginia in the Fall of 1781.
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Don't nuy British products (not everyone supported this especially the wealthy merchants).
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Non-Importation Agreement
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Indirect Tax (already figured in the price).
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Townshend Acts (1767)
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(New British Prime Minister) Repeal all taxes except tax on tea.
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Lord Frederick North
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1. Shut down harbor until tea is paid for
2. A new quartering act (colonists must house British troops) 3. Martial law (curfews, can be arrested for being on the street). |
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
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Offering of peace by the colonists (for freedom)
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Olive Branch Petition
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French Help
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Money, ships, soldiers, supplies so they could get money.
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The French goal of the war.
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Independence
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How many British troops did General William Howe and brother Admiral Richard Howe lead into New York?
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32,000 British Troops
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What was the Turning Point of the War?
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Battle of Saratoga
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Who assisted Washington in Casimir Pulaski -Poland. Came up with the French strategy.
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Marquis De Lafayette
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Who won the early battles in Savannah, Georgia.
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Britain
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Which colonists attack British troops move into South Carolina and won.
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General Daniel Morgan and General Nathaniel Greene
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Who was the Closter Horseman?
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John Clifford
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Where did Thomas Jefferson get his ideas for the Declaration of Independence?
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John Locke
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Who edited the Declaration of Independence? Was known as the Wise old man
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Benjamin Franklin
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3 parts of the Declaration of Independence?
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1. Rights of Man
2. (Body) grievances against king 3. Declaration of Independence |
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Germans hired by King George to fight for England. Known as the "2nd Team"
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Hessians
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Who led troops to victory at Princeton then went to Morristown for the winter.
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General Washington
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When did Washington lead troops across the Delaware River (in freezing weather) to attack Trenton.
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December 25, 1776
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When did the battle in New York end. Ended with a colonial defeat.
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August 1776
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What colony were the colonists more successful in?
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North Carolina
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When and why did British troops march to Concord, Massachussets?
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April 18, 1775 to take an arsenal of weapons the colonists had stored there.
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On April 19, 1775 British troops are confronted where? The shots are fired and the war ahs begun.
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Lexington, Massachussets
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Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Sam Presscot rode through the country side to warn the colonists about what?
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The British are coming.
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
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July 4, 1776.
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1/3 of the colonists sided with Britain. Who were they?
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Loyalists
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1/3 of the colonists sided with the 13 colonies?
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Patriots
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Thomas Paines's pamphlet on why we should write
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Common Sense
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June 17, 1775 the 1st major battle occured. What was it called.
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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