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| Said, "Stand you ground, don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war let it began here." |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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| Was called to meeting because of that battle of Lexington and Concord |
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| 56 delegates and 13 colonies |
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| The number of delegates and colonies reprented at the Second Continental Congress |
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| Was to be the leader of the new army and navy, and insisted on serving without payment |
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| Name of George Washington's plantation |
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| Was sent to king George the Third after the battle at Bunker/Bree's hill asking for a truce |
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| The name for the German mercenaries which the British hired to fight |
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| The general who almost succeeded in capturing Canada and making it the fourteenth colony |
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| The nickname given to King George the Third by THomas Paine |
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| Man who said, "These are the times that try men's souls." |
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| Man who said, "The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country." |
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| Date when Richard Henry Lee's motion was adopted |
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| Stated, "These United Colonies are, and of right out to be, free and independent states." |
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1. John Adams
2. Benjamin Franklin
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Roger Sherman
5. Robert Livingston |
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| Five men to be on the committee for the Declaration of Independence |
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| Author of the Declaration of Independence |
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| "the SHOUT heard round the world" |
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| The Declaration of Independence was known as |
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| Number of delegates to sign the Declaration of Independence (How many were former indentured servants?) |
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| Was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence |
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| Man who said, "We must all hang together or we will surely hang separately." |
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| Abigail Adams (girl power!) |
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| Woman who said, "Remember the ladies...All men would be tyrants if they could..." |
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| The most famous spy to be executed in the Revolutionary War |
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| Man who declared, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country!" |
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"When in the course of human events it becomes necessary..."
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal,; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..."
"That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES..." |
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| Two important quotes from the Declaration of Independence... |
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| Individuals who supported the rebels in the Revolutionary war were called |
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| Individuals who supported England in the war were called |
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| The amount of the population which the Patriots made up |
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| The amount of the population which supported England |
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Poor
Less educated
Lived in the North
Belonged to the Congregational Church |
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| People who tended to support the rebels were |
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Older
Wealthy
Better educated
Lived in the South
Belonged to the Anglican Church (Church of England) |
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| People who tended to support England were |
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| "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne |
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| Was forced to surrender his 7,000 troops |
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| The turning point of the Revolutionary War |
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| Year in which Saratoga took place |
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| The Battle of Saratoga convinced this country to support us and join the war |
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| France gave us this percentage of our army |
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| France gave us this percentage of our navy |
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| Major leader of the French army |
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| General who was going to sell-out West Point to the British |
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| Man who stated, "Bring me my old unifrom; I wish I had never traded it for another." |
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| Was the leader of the four tribes of the Iroquois who fought with the British |
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| Was the most famous leader out-west |
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| Man who captured Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes |
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| "Father of the American Navy" |
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| Was an important naval hero during the American Revolutionary War |
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| Man who said, "I have not yet begun to fight!" |
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| Privately owned ships which were allowed to go out and fight the British |
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| Name for the ships that captured over 600 British ships |
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| The French naval commander during the War for Independence |
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| The battle in which Lord Cornwallis was surrounded and forced to surrender |
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| George Washington, Rochambeau, and de Grasse |
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| The three men who captured Lord Cornwallis |
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| Ended the Revolutionary War |
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1. Recognized the independence of the colonies
2. Doubled the size of America
3. Retaiend right to fish in Newfoundland Fisheries
4. Loyalists were to not be eprsecuted and were "recommended" they give their land back
5. Promised not to pass a law saying we did not have to pay our debts |
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| The Treat of Paris declared these 5 things |
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