Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Why was the battle of Bunker Hill so important?

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The Americans showed the British it would fight with determination.

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What 2 decisions were made at the second Continental Congress?

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  1. America most have an organized Continental Army.

2. George Washington would command the American army.

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Who captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British?

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Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys

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What were the Germans called who fought for England called?

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Hessians

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Who was the president of the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was signed?

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John Hancock

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On what day was the Declaration of Independence signed?

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July 4, 1776

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What was used to call the people of Philadelphia together for the reading of the Declaration of Independence?

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Liberty Bell

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Who was the commander-in-chief of the colonial Army?

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George Washington

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What nickname was given to George Washington

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The father of his country

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Name the black slave serving the colonial army as a spy, risking his life to obtain important information from the British

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James Armistead

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Name the schoolteacher from Connecticut who volunteered to sneak behind enemy lines to find out what the British Army was planning.

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Nathan Hale

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What happened on Flag Day?

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George Washington gave our new flag to Congress.

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When is flag day?

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June 14, 1777

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Was the turning point of the war for Independence?

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Battle of Saratoga

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What were the real enemies of Valley Forge?

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Cold and hunger

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“we have to resolve to conquer or to die”

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George Washington

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“The British are coming”

A

Paul Revere and William Dawes

18
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“I have not yet begun to fight”

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John Paul Jones

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“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”

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Nathan Hale

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“give me liberty or give me death!”

A

Patrick Henry

21
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what is a treaty

A

Agreement or understanding between two or more countries

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When did the entire British army surrender?

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October 19, 1781

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What agreement was made in the Treaty of Paris?

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England gave up her 13 American colonies

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In what year was the Treaty of Paris signed

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1783