Mr H Chapter 7

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Minutemen

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militia memebers who were ready to fight on a moments notice

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Siege

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a situation in which soldiers surround a city or fort

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First Continental Congress

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56 colonial representatives met and decided
- to continue to boycott British Goods
-warned colonial militias to be prepared to fight
-created a list of 10 rights that they believe colonists should possess

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Thomas Gage

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A British general who tried to take away the minutemen's weapons and ammunition in Concord

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Redcoats

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nickname that was given to the British Soldiers by the colonists because of their military uniforms

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2nd Continental Congress

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- Created a Continental Army
- signed the Olive Branch Petition

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Continental Army

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Created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the colonies against Britain

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George Washington

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commander of the Continental Army

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Olive Branch Petition

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A petition that was signed by the 2nd Continental Congress as an effort to resolve their differences with the British

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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The colonists had to retreat but this battle showed that the colonists could hold their own against the British

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Unalienable Rights

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Basic human rights such as life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness

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Common Sense

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A pamphlet written by Thomas Payne that argued for independance

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Thomas Paine

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wrote Common Sense

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Thomas Jefferson

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The main author of the Declaration of Independence

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Declaration of Independence

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This document stated:
- all men had unalienable rights
-King George III had violated the colonists rights
-the colonists had the right to break away from Great Britain
-approved July 4, 1776

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Patriots

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Colonists who chose to fight for independence

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Loyalists

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the name given for those who remained loyal to Great Britain

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Abigail Adams

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John Adams' wife; she urged her husband to protect the rights of women

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Mercenaries

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the name given for hired foreign soldiers in the American Revolution

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Lord Dunmore's Proclamation

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promised freedom to any slave who fought for the British

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Thayendanegea

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an American Indian leader who persuaded many American Indians to support the British

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Molly Pitcher

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-the nickname for Mary Ludwig Hays
-one of the best known women Patriots

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William Howe

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A British leader who defeated the Patriots at the Battle of Long Island

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Battle of Trenton

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On Christmas Night Washington led his troops across the Delaware and won an important battle that boosted Patriot's spirits

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Battle of Princeton

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Using campfires and the element of surprise Washington's Continental Army defeated the British in this battle

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John Burgoyne

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British General who lost the Battle of Saratoga

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Battle of Brandywine Creek

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Howe defeated the Continental Army at this local battle

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Battle of Saratoga

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The patriot victory, led by General Horatio Gates, was the turning point of the war.

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Bernardo de Galvez

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The Governor of Spanish Louisiana who was a key ally of the Patriots

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Marquis de Lafayette

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A Frenchmen who both fought for the Patriots and contributed a large amount of money to the cause

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Friedrich von Steuben

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Prussian army officer who trained Patriot troops at Valley Forge

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Valley Forge

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-During the harsh winter of 1777-1778 Patriot soldiers stayed here.
- They emerged a hardened force due in part to the training of Friedrich von Steuben

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Guerrilla Warfare

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Swift, hit and run attacks

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George Rogers Clark

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Patriot commander who helped gather troops in the west and won the Battle of Vincennes

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Battle of Vincennes

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a battle in the west which Patriots retook a town along the Wabash River

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Horatio Gates

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a Patriot General who lost most of his southern army in a battle at Camden South Carolina

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Francis Marion

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-a famous patriot nicknamed the "swamp fox"
-known for using guerrilla warfare

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John Paul Jones

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-Most famous Patriot Seaman
-Most famous victory was the battle between Bonhomme Richard vs the British ship Serapis

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Comte de Rochambeau

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A French General who helped trap the English at Yorktown

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Battle of Yorktown

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Washington defeated Cornwallis in the last major battle of the American Revolution

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Treaty of Paris of 1783

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The British officially recognized our independance