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American Revolution Flashcards

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What is the Olive Branch Petition?

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A petition that was used to show loyalty to the king and asking him to repeal the Intolerable acts.

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What is a patriot?

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Colonist who favored war against britian

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What is a Loyalist?

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American colonist who stayed loyal to Britain and the king

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What is a blockade?

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The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in and out

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What are mercenaries?

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troops hired from Germany to fight the colonist

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What was Common Sense and who was it made by?

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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that argued for independence from Great Britain

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What was a traitor?

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A person who betrays his or her country

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What is a preamble?

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An introduction.

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What are natural rights?

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Rights that belong to all people from birth.

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What are the Unalienable Rights?

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Rights to be free and choose how to live.

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What was the second continental congress?

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It was a meeting where representatives from each state came to discuss and argue the issue of independence from Britain

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What were some of the most important things that were an outcome of the continental congress meetings?

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They wrote the olive branch petition, and asked the king to repeal the intolerable acts by saying they would be loyal to him.They also made George Washington the commander of the Continental army.

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Where did the Second continental congress meetings take place?

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Philadelphia

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Where did the battle of Bunker hill take place?

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Breeds hill which overlooked Boston harbor.

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Who won the battle and how many tries did it take them to fully claim the hill

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The British won on their third try.

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What was Prescott tactics to save ammunition in the battle of bunker hill.

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He told all of his men the phrase “don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes”

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How many british soldiers were lost during the battle of bunker hill even though the americans lost?

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1000

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What did Common sense by Thomas Paine encourage.

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It encouraged independence.

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How many copies of Common Sense were printed in the colonies?

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500000

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When was Common Sense written

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January of 1776

21
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How many people wrote the Declaration of Interdependence.

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5 men but Thomas Jefferson wrote most of it.

22
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Who were the five men that wrote The Declaration of Independence?

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John Adams,Ben Franklin,Roger Sherman,Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson

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What were the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence.

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The government must protect basic rights/life,liberty,pursuit of happiness.
Wrongs done by the kind and declaring Independence

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What was the first battle to take place after the declaration was written

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Battle of long island and Washington reads the declaration aloud before the battle.

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How does General How(british commander) want to end the war at this battle.

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He wants to capture Washington of li.

26
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What caused Washington to be able to retreat?

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Heavy rains delayed the battle and was able to go across the east river with help from thick dense fog.

27
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Even though the Americans did not win the battle of long island why was this still good for them

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Washington lives.

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What was the Crisis and who was it written by

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A series of pamphlets written to encourage the american army and it was written by thomas paine.

29
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How did the battle of Trenton start?

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George Washington and his troop surprised a bunch of hessian soldiers in Trenton NJ at 8am.

30
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Why weren’t the germans prepared for th attack from Geroge washington and his troops in Trenton.

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They attacked the day after Christmas which the Germans were celebrating and also drinking a lot so they were hung over for the battle.

31
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Who won at the battle of Trenton and what did this improve.

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Americans won and it improved the moral of the troops.

32
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What battle was the turning point of the war?

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The battle of Saratoga.

33
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What ends the battle of Saratoga and who won.

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John Burgoyne surrendered so the Americans won.

34
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What happens after the battle of Saratoga that helped the Americans?

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France signs a Treaty of Alliance with the Americans which gave us supplies,army,and a navy.

35
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Who was Marquis de Lafayette and what did he do?

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He was a french noble from France who helped Washington durng the war?

36
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Who was Fredrich von Stuben?

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He trained Washington’s troops at Valley forge,

37
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Who was Mary Ludwig(Molly Pitcher)

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She gave water to the soldiers on the battlefield and took over a cannon and the Battle of Monmoth when her husband was injured.

38
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Who was Deborah Sampson?

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She dressed as a man to found in the war.She was caught after she got wounded.

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What was winter at Valley Forge like?

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It was known as the darkest days of war,the army was at its lowest,many people were suffering from disease,starvation,lack of shoes and clothing.

40
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Who came to valley forge to train the troops?

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Friedrich von Stuben.

41
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What was the last major battle of the revolution?

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Battle at Yorktown.

42
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Who surrendered and why at the Battle of Yorktown.

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Cornwallis surrendered after being surrounded at the peninsula in Yorktown.

43
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How did Washington and his army trap Cornwallis.

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They trap him by land and the French navy blockade/

44
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What ended the war?

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The treaty of paris.

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What did the treaty of paris do?

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It made Britain recognize us as an independent nation.

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What were the americans asked to do after the treaty of paris was signed.

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Pay the loyalist back for their property that they lost.

47
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Where was our independent nation?

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From the Atlantic ocean to Missippi river/florida to Canada

48
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What factors helped the patriots win the war?

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Guerilla warfar,allies from other countries,colonist knew the land well,patriotic spirit,British are 3000 miles away,and George Washington.

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