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Surprised British with artillery captured from Ft. Ticonderoga
Geroge Washington
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The first major war fought in the Revolutionary War was what?
The battle of Bunker Hill
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What were the actions of the loyalists?
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- Fought with British
- Some left the country for other British lands
- Some lived quietly and avoided politics
- After the war, some settled in Canada
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What 2 things do you have to know about the Treaty of Paris?
- The U.S. promised to pay what Americans owed British merchants
- Loyalists were allowed to claim property taxes
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Argued that American colonists should not only rebel against unfair taxation but also declare independence on Britain
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
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Presented three solution to the Continental Congress:
The colonies should be independent
Americans needed to form foreign alliances for support
The colonists needed to from a plan for independence
Richard Henry Lee
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The battle of Monmouth made who famous?
Molly Pitcher
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Established a blockade in Cesapeake Bay, preventing British ships from rescuing Cornwallis' men.
Admiral de Grasse
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Which battle was this?
On Christmas Night, Washington and his men crossed the Delaware River, surprising the Hessians,capturing weapons and ammunition
Trenton
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Which battle is this?
In Early October, Burgoyne and his 5,000 men were surrounded by an American force of 17,000 under General Gates
Saratoga
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Which battle is this?
Hard fought battle in 98 degree heat, continetal army goes toe-to-toe with British Army, British escape to Sandy Hook and are transported to New York
Monmouth
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Which battle is this?
Cornwallis took his Army to the Peninsula in Chesapeake Bay, built a fort, and waited for British Ships to take them to Charlestown or New York
Yorktown
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Man who made changes in the Declaration of Independence for the Slave Trade
Thomas Jefferson
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Introduced the idea of Committees of Correspondence to spread the news of British injustices from colony to colony.
Samuel Adams
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Women who physically fought in the Revolutionary War by dressing as a man
Deborah Gannett
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Brought colonists together as Americans
It issued a Declaration of Rights protesting Great Britain's actions
Agreed not to import or use British goods
Urged each colony to form a force of minutemen, who would be ready to resist a British attack with short notice
Did not discuss independence
First Continental Congress
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Why did the British make the Treaty of Paris?
They were tired of fighting the war
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What is the last major battle of the war?
Yorktown
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