4 American Revolution Flashcards

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Patriots

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Were colonist who chose to fight for their freedom from Britian

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First Continental Congress

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Was a gathering of Colonial leaders who were troubled about the relationship between the British and the Colonies in America

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Minutemen

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Local militia men who got their name because they were ready to fight at a minutes moment

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Redcoats

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British soldiers

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Second Continental Congress

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the second group of delegates from the colonies

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Continental Army

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the Patriot army created to fight the British

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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A famous battle on breed’s hill. The Patriots showed that they could take on the British

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Common Sense

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A 47 page pamphlet distributed in Philadelphia

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Thomas Paine

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the author of common sense

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Declaration of Independence

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Formally announced the colonies right to break free of Britain

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Thomas Jefferson

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An avid patriot who wrote the Declaration of Independence

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Loyalists

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Colonist who sided with the British

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Mercenaries

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Foreign soldiers who worked for pay, not loyalty.

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The Battle of Trenton

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Was an important Patriot Victory

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Battle of Saratoga

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In New York was the turning point of the war.

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Marquis de Lafayette

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Brought with him a group of well trained soldiers and volunteered to serve in the Continental Army without pay.

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Baron Friedrich Von Steuben

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was an experienced military officer from Prussia who help the Continental army train.

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Bernardo de Galvez

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the Governor of Spanish Louisiana. He gathered a small army of soldiers and helped the Patriots

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John Paul Jones

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A talented naval hero who fought for the Patriots. The Continental army owed much of their success on the seas to him.

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George Rogers Clark

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Was the leader of the western campaign for the Continental Army.

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Francis Marion

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A famous guerrilla style warfare soldier who formed Marion’s Brigade, a group of guerrilla warriors

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Comte de Rochembeau

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A French commander who fought alongside Geaorge Washington in the battle of Yorktown.

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The Battle of Yorktown

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The last major battle of the civil war. The patriot captured about 8000 prisoners

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The Treaty of Paris

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The treaty in that Britain recognized the independence of the colonies. This ended the war.

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George Washington

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A Virginian who commanded the Continental Army