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American Revolutionary Test People Flashcards

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John Paul Jones

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American naval commander of the Bonhomme Richard “ we have not yet begun to fight “

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Samuel Adams

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Leader of the sons of liberty

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Charles Cornwallis

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Left in charge of operations in the south

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Benedict Arnold

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Became a traitor to his country

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Fredrick Von Steuben

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Trained the continentals into a disciplined army

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George

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He was the king

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Thomas Jefferson

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The author of Declaration of Independence

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Betsy Ross

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Made the first official American flag

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Ralph Waldo Emmerson

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“The concord Hymn”
“Shot heard round the world”
- the fight for freedom had begun

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Nathan Hale

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American Spy “I regret that I have but one life to give 4 my country”

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Deborah Sampson

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Disguised herself as a man to serve in the continental army

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George Grenville

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British Prime Minister

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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“The midnight ride of Paul Revere”

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Francis Marion

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“Swamp Fox”

Becomes a local hero

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Thomas Paine

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Author of common sense and the crisis

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George Rogers Clark

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American leader defeats the native Americans

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James Otis

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“Taxation without representation is tranny”

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Franco - American Alliance

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USA becomes allies w/France - oldest Ally

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William Prescott

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“Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes”

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Peter Salem

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African American who fought in bunker hill

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Paul Revere

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Engraving of the event - Boston massacre

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Thomas gage

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Commander of the 3,000 men sent to Boston

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Benjamin Franklin

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Colonist unofficial spokesmen

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George Washington

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Led the 18,000 American milita

Battle old new York

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Haym Salomon

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In charge of raising money for the Americans

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Nathanael Greene

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“Fighting Quaker” sent by GW to stop the British

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