Revolutionary war Flashcards

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Thomas Paine

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wrote common sense

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Patrick Henry

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known for encouraging virginians to support patriot cause

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Abigail Adams

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known for being John Adams wife and encouraged woman rights; famous for saying remember the ladies

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Paul revere

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alerted everyone the british we’re coming

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Francis Marion

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very good at Guerilla warfare(surprise attacks) to disrupt british; nickname was swamp fox

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John Paul Jones

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killed someone; flees to america and helped the navy and made them very successful

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George washington

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commander do continental army; born in virginia; true american; wealthy; spent most of his life in military and politics

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Thomas Jefferson

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wrote declaration of independence; asserted the king broke laws

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Declaration of Independence

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common sense inspired; declared freedom from Britain to the colonies; didn’t address rights of NA, woman, and slaves

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NA

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sided with British and colonies but mainly Bristish; helped serve with navigation

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African Americans

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fought with British for freedom; continental army only allowed the free not enslaved

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Patriot

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supported colonies, wanted independence

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Loyalist

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supported britain, did not want colonists free, some called them torris

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Redcoat

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British wire Red coats so you could see them easily even from afar

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British general George Cornwallis

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famous for surrendering British in Yorktown

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Battle at Trenton

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Patriots defeat Hesians, first time on offense side

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Battle of Lexington

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first battle, british won

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New York City

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british win, continental army retreat to NJ

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Montreal

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Benedict Arnold, British won

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Saratoga

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howe left, Gates ran into British , we won, turning point in war, Europe and others were more inclined to help

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bernardo de galvez

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from Spanish, Louisiana; helps cause in the west; takes out British forts

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Marquis De Lafayette

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French, donates $200,000 of his own money, brings ships

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Treaty of Paris

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Year- 1783
Took them two years, Britain recognize independence of colonies, had to agree to new borders, had to agree to who gets France and Spain

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first Continental Congress

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decide to meet back if things don’t work out, had to figure out what to do with Britain, boycotting, assemble militia, right declaration of rights

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Second Continental Congress

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May 1775, colonies were still not pleased, assembled army with Washington is general, wrote all of branch
after the delegates still feel unhappy with England the olive branch is the final attempt to restore harmony