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26 Cards in this Set
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Olive Branc Petition |
peace petition sent to King George by colonial delegates after the battles of Lexigton and Concord, declaring their loyalty to the king and asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts
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Green Mountain Boys |
Vermont colonial militia led by Ethan Allan, which made a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga, giving Americans control of the key route into Canada
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Continental Army |
army estblished by the Second Continental Congress to fight the British
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Patriot |
colonist who favored war against Britain
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Loyalist |
colonist who remained loyal to Britain
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Battle of Bunker Hill |
in 1775, the first major battle of the Revolution.
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blockade |
the shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
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mercenary |
soldier who fights merely for pay, often for a foreign country
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Common Sense |
published in 1776, an essay by Thomas Paine that urged the colonies to declare independence
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radical |
person who wants to make drastic changes in society
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traitor |
person who betrays his or her country
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Declaration of Independence |
a 1776 document stating that the 13 English colonies were a free and independent nation
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preamble |
introduction to a declaration, constitution, or other official document
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natural rights |
rights that belong to all people from birth
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Battle of Long Island |
a 1776 battle in New York in which more that 1400 Americans were killed, wounded, or captured
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Batle of Trenton |
a 1776 battle in New Jersey in which George Washington's troop captured a Hessian encampment in a surprise attack
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Battle of Saratoga |
in 1777, the first major American victory in the Revolution, which ended the British threat to New England
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ally |
nation that works with another nation for a common purpose
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cavalry |
troops on horseback
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Valley Forge |
Pennsylvania site of Washington's Continental Army encampmentduring the winters of 1777-1778
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Battle of Cowpens |
a 1781 battle in South Carolina where Americans won an important victory over the British
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guerilla |
soldier who uses hit and run tactics
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seige |
military blockade or bombardment of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender
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Battle of Yorktown |
final battle in the Revolution; this 1781 American victory in Virginia forced the British to surrender
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Treaty of Paris |
a 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian War and marked the endof French power in North America
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ratify |
to approve
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