6 Flashcards

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Wrote he pamphlet Common Sense and The Crisis

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Thomas Paine

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From Virginia he introduced a resolution said “These United colonies are and ought to be free and independent states”

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Richard Henry

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3
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Formal statement of opinion

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Resolution

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4
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Introduction

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Preamble

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5
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Formal complaints

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Grievance

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6
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From Massachusetts and was a lawyer work on the Declaration of Independence and treaty of Paris

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John Adams

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7
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From Pennsylvania journalist inventor in statesman

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Ben Frank

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8
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From Virginia tobacco planer did the most writing the Declaration of Independence

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Tomas Jefferson

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9
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From New York he was a wealthy land owner helped on the Declaration of Independence

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Philip Livingston

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10
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Was from Connecticut he was a shoemaker you also worked on the Declaration of Independence

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Roger Sherman

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11
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English philosopher life liberty and property

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John Locke

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12
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Teacher from Connecticut he was the squad he said I only regret that I have one life to lose for my country

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Nathan Hale

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13
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Paid killer

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Mercenarys

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14
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Between countries to help each other against another country

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Alliance

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15
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France sent him over

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Marquis de Lafayette

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16
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Soldiers who fought on horsebacks

17
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Trained soldiers sent from Prussia

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Von Steuben

18
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I charge of all British Troops

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General Howe

19
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Engineers they helped train the soldiers to build forts sent by Poland

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Pulaski and Kosciusico

20
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Strategy: To cut New England off from the rest of the colonies (Albany)

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General Burgoyne

21
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Also known as Washington Crossing the Delaware; When Washington and his troops snuck up on the Hessians on December 25/26 America Won

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Low Morale 3,000 out of the 11,000 soldiers died

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Valley Forge

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Turning point of the Revolutionary War; Ben Franklin got help from France

24
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Sign up for duty

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A person not in the armed forces
Civilians
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Paper Money
Continentals
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Led the Battle of Vincennes
George Rodger Clark
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Spanish leader during the Revolutionary War; Louisiana Governor
Bernardo De Galvez
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Commanded the "Bonhomme Richard" Known as the Father of American Navy
John Paul Jones
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Privately owned merchant ships equipped with weapons
Privateer
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Surrendered in Yorktown Virginia; British commander in charge of troops
Cornwallis
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Led Gurrilla Warfare "Swamp Fox"
Francis Marion
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Hit and run tactics led by Francis Marion
Guerrilla Warfare
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He replaced Gate as commander of all military in all of the South Strategy: was to divide the army into 2 parts
Nathaniel Greene
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A person who betrays a country
Traitor
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Feb 1776, Patriots won against loyalists; took place in Wilmington N.C.
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
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Led by French soldiers at New Port, Rhode Island July 1780
Gen, Jean Bapiste
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Where Washington said fare well to his troops (in NY on Wall Street)
Fraunces Tavern