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American Revolution
Ch.9 L.1-2
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History
4th Grade
01/29/2008

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Continental Army

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army formed by Congress that had soldiers from all 13 colonies

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Second Continental Congress
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meeting of representatives from the colonies that met in Philadelphia to decide what to do about the fighting with Britain.

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George Washington

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leader of the American army

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Olive Branch Petition

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letter Congress sent King George III asking for greater freedom for the colonies so that war could be avoided
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Thomas Paine

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Patriot leader who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense that in simple language convinced many Americans that it was time to declare independence

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Declaration of Independence

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Document sent by Congress to Britain explaining why the colonies wanted independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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main writer of the Declaration of Independence
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traitor

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person who works against his or her own country

ex. Britain considered anyone who signed the Declaration of Independence as a traitor.

 

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John Hancock

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first signer of the Declaration of Independence

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Ethan Allen

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leader of the Green Mountain Boys who captured British cannons at Fort Ticonderoga

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Nathan Hale

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Patriot captured and hanged by the British.  His last words were, "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

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Trenton, New Jersey

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Washington's troops crossed the Delaware River on christmas to surprise the Hessian mercentaries here, giving new hope to the Americans.

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Battle of

Saratoga

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turning point of the American Revolution that showed the world that the Continental Army could win and convincing the French to become allies.
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Benedict Arnold

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 a key Patriot leader in the Battle of Saratoga who later became a traitor and spied for the British. 

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Peter Salem

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an African American soldier who fought at Bunker Hill and later at the Battle of Saratoga 

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Phillis Wheatley

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a young slave who wrote poems supporting the Revolution

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Mary Ludwig Hayes

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a.k.a. Molly Pitcher, who carried water to wounded soldiers and took her husband's place firing cannons

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Valley Forge

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Washington's winter camp in Pennsylvania where 2,500 soldiers died of the harsh conditions
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