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11 Cards in this Set
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General William Howe
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British general who beat General Washington at the Battle of Long Island but who may have lost the war Britain by insisting on attacking and occupying Philadelphia
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General “Gentlemen Johnny” Burgoyne
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British general who led British troops in North
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Battle of Brandywine Creek
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Sept 1777 battle where British general Howe defeated Washington outside of Philadelphia
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Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
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British led by Burgoyne defeated Americans in NY
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Battle of Bennington
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Americans defeated British under Burgoyne in Aug 1777 in VT
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Sir Henry Clayton
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British military leader who launched the Southern Campaign in June 1778 during the Revolutionary War
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Lord Cornwallis
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British General who took control of British forces in America in May, 1780
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General “Swamp Fox” Marion
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American general whose guerillas won a series of battles against the British in SC in 1780
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Republic
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A government in which people vote for representatives who make laws and policies
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Gabriel Prosser
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1800 slave who was hanged along with 30 followers for planning a slave uprising in VA
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Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom
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Jefferson’s 1786 law in VA which made all churches equal under law and granted no tax money to any religion
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