4 American Revolution

Question 0

Patriots

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Were colonist who chose to fight for their freedom from Britian

Question 1

First Continental Congress

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Was a gathering of Colonial leaders who were troubled about the relationship between the British and the Colonies in America

Question 2

Minutemen

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Local militia men who got their name because they were ready to fight at a minutes moment

Question 3

Redcoats

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British soldiers

Question 4

Second Continental Congress

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the second group of delegates from the colonies

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Continental Army

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the Patriot army created to fight the British

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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A famous battle on breed’s hill. The Patriots showed that they could take on the British

Question 7

Common Sense

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A 47 page pamphlet distributed in Philadelphia

Question 8

Thomas Paine

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the author of common sense

Question 9

Declaration of Independence

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Formally announced the colonies right to break free of Britain

Question 10

Thomas Jefferson

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An avid patriot who wrote the Declaration of Independence

Question 11

Loyalists

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Colonist who sided with the British

Question 12

Mercenaries

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Foreign soldiers who worked for pay, not loyalty.

Question 13

The Battle of Trenton

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Was an important Patriot Victory

Question 14

Battle of Saratoga

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In New York was the turning point of the war.

Question 15

Marquis de Lafayette

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Brought with him a group of well trained soldiers and volunteered to serve in the Continental Army without pay.

Question 16

Baron Friedrich Von Steuben

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was an experienced military officer from Prussia who help the Continental army train.

Question 17

Bernardo de Galvez

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the Governor of Spanish Louisiana. He gathered a small army of soldiers and helped the Patriots

Question 18

John Paul Jones

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A talented naval hero who fought for the Patriots. The Continental army owed much of their success on the seas to him.

Question 19

George Rogers Clark

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Was the leader of the western campaign for the Continental Army.

Question 20

Francis Marion

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A famous guerrilla style warfare soldier who formed Marion’s Brigade, a group of guerrilla warriors

Question 21

Comte de Rochembeau

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A French commander who fought alongside Geaorge Washington in the battle of Yorktown.

Question 22

The Battle of Yorktown

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The last major battle of the civil war. The patriot captured about 8000 prisoners

Question 23

The Treaty of Paris

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The treaty in that Britain recognized the independence of the colonies. This ended the war.

Question 24

George Washington

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A Virginian who commanded the Continental Army