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| Geography, patriotism, foreign, aid, generals |
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Saratoga- 6th war, Americans win @ NY
Long Island- 3rd was, british win @ NY |
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| Common Sense by Thomas Paine |
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| wrote a little book to persuade colonists to break away from Britain-written in Jan 1776 |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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Independence and freedom- purpose of government and to protect the rights, the wrongs done by the king, and declare independence
Thomas Jefferson was the author of |
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| 1st Lieutenant of the Continental Navy. Attacked the Serapis even after his ship the Richard was sinking. |
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| huge help to the revolutionary stopping Burgoines army. Then he switched sides and known as a traitor |
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| Prussian (German) who helped train troops at Valley Forge |
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| Charmed the French ambassador and helped with the Treaty of Paris |
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French nobleman who brought soldiers over to the American cause he paid for them
BFF with GW
at Yorktown |
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| Commander of the Continental Army |
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| British General @ Yorktown |
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| French General @ Yorktown |
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| in charge of French fleet of war- ships, blocked Cornwallis |
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| German mercenaries that helped the British |
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From Vermont and took Ft. Ticonderoga and brought cannons to Boston.
Scared Howe away from Bunker Hill |
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Planned to take over the south by gaining support of backcountry loyalists.
Tarleton ruined this |
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Sent to King George after 1nd C.C.
Asked to remove intolerable acts
King refused and sent troops instead
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| War machine=fire, bayonet charge |
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| sneaky, creative, running away, and hiding |
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| Second Continental Congres |
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after Lexington and Concord
wanted to stay with England, Olive Branch Petition, then Bunker Hill, and the Declaration of Independence follows |
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| highly trained, experienced troops, best navy in the world, more people and had colonists support |
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far from home (men, supplies, and news)
didn't know land attacks from the Patriots |
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own rifles, good shots (sharpshooters)
George Washington
Determination (own land and defense) |
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| unorganized, untrained, few cannons and supplies, no Navy and no long term of service |
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| What % loyalist, indifferent, and patriots |
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In Charleston, Massachusetts
In battle, Brittish win
but barely win and they lost more men |
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American win, New Jersey, 4th battle, Rall died with an unread note
All British were drunk and hungover |
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Americans win and 6th war @ NY
turning point and french become allies
British are unprepared |
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Americans win 13th war in South Carolina
Remeber Tarletons' Quarter and the sneaky double line tactic |
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was not a battle
Pennsylvania, was to weak to fight (starvation, disease such as small pox and typhuid)
All lead to problems with no government and no taxes |
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Virginia
America win
siege=blockade
British ships fail to arrive
Last battle
10/19/1781-surrender weapons
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1.5 years after Yorktown
April 15, 1783
8 years after Bunker Hill
Independent Natio Borders set up and pay loyalist back (but not that much) |
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G.W. convinced Congress to allow African Americans to join the army
More helped the British= offered freedom |
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| Native Americans aided the British |
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| nurses, fought (rarely allowed), cooked, water, helped at home, wanted womens rights, doctors in battle, took part in battle |
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