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how many delegates met in the continental conress

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56

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1ST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS;who didn’t show up to the first continental congress?

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Georgia

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where did the delegates meet

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Carpenter hall

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what was the first act of the continental congress

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they prayed

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what did the continental congress decide to do

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Boycott british goods and begin militias

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PATRICK HENRYS SPEECH;when does he give famous quotes in his speech to the delegates in Virginia

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March 23, 1775

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what are the two quotes that Henry says

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” Give me liberty or give me death”

“ I’m not a Virginian I’m an AMERICAN

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MINUTE MEN; who are minute men

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men who are ready to fight in a moments notice

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what do minute men defend

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home and family

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MIDNIGHT RIDE; who were the midnight riders

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William Dawes, Paul Revere, and DR. Samuel Prescott

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what did the riders do

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warn the country side that the British are coming

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what was the questions that the riders asked

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” from which way are the British coming”

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how did they warn the riders in which way the british were coming

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they would place lanterns in the Belfry of the Old north church

1 meant by land
2 meant by sea (number=amount of lanterns)

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How many lanterns appear

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2

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APRIL 19 1775; what two battles take place

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Battle of Lexington and Battle of Concord

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Who shot the “ shot heard around the world”

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no one knows

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what happens via the battle of concord

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the revolution begins

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what was the motto (extra credit)

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“taxation without representation”

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FORT TICONDEROGA; where was the fort located and accompanied it

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british; Lake Champlain

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who was Ethan Allen

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He led the Green Mountain Boys to take over fort T. in the middle of the night

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who also helped lead the attack

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Benedict Arnold

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SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS; when and where was the 2nd continental congress held

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May 1775-1782 in Philadelphia

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CONTINENTAL ARMY; who creates the patriot army

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by the congress

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who was the commander in chief of the continental army

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George Washington

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BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL;where was the battle of bunker hill fought?

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Breeds hill (over looking Boston)

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what were the colonists told?

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” not to fire until you see the whites of their eyes.”

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how many times did the british march up hill

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3 times; third time they took over hill

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what is the battle of Bunker hill considered

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the first major battle of the war (revolutionary war)

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HESSIANS; who were the hessians

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hired troops by the king to beef up british army

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what did the fight for, the hessians

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blood and loot rather than belief

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TORIES; Who were they

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those who were loyal to the king

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THOMAS PAINE; 120,000 copies of his book COMMON SENSE is sold on what date

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January 1776

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what did Common sense say

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the squabble was just not about taxes but the struggle for freedom

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RICHARD HENRY LEE; he proposes that the united colonies ought to be free and independent

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June 7, 1776

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BEN FRANKLIN; how many committee members were asked to write the Dec of Ind.

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5

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where does Franklin go and what does he do

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goes to France to ask for help

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what is he (ben)

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very well respected

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who goes to France with B. Franklin

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John Adams

38
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when does John Adams die

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Died July 4, 1826 50 years anniversary

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who wrote the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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who did Thomas Jefferson get his ideas from and what ideas

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John Lock; natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness(given to us by God)

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when did Thomas Jefferson die

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Died july 4th 1826 5 hrs before Adams

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who was the only person to sign all three major documents of the U.S.

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Doger Sherman

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who did not sign the declaration of independence because he was recalled back to his state

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Robert Livingston

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when is the Dec. of Ind. adopted

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july 4

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why is John Hancock significant

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he was the first to sign and he wrote his hand writing so big so that King George III read it without his glasses

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when was the liberty bell rang for the first time

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July 8

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when was it signed and how many people signed it

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signed on August 2, 1776 by 50 members

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DEC OF IND; how many people sign the document in all

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56

49
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what paragraph was taken out

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the paragraph concerning slavery that would have forced slave colonies to support the king

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what was in section 1; 2; 3; and 4

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1; preamble
2; Basic rights
3; British abuse
4; Declaring Ind.

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who aided George Washington, and later becomes a close friend of him

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Marquis de Lafayette

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how was he very helpful (Lafayette)

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translator

53
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who is Baron Von Steuben

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a Prussian that drilled and trained the colonial troops

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BERNARDO DE GALVEZ; when did Spain declare war on Britain

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1779

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who is Bernardo de Galvez

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the governor of Louisiana

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what did Galvez do

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he raised an army and forced British troops from the Gulf of Mexico and secured the southern frontier

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Battle of Trenton; when did Washington’s army cross the Delaware

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Dec. 26, 1776

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what happened at the battle of trenton

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they captured 900 hessians who just celebrated christmas

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what was the battle of trenton considered to the patriots

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a great victory for them

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Nathan Hale;what is his famous quote

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

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Battle of Saratoga; who lead the FINAL attack and why was this person significant

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Benedict Arnold… he was injured

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what do the British do at the battle of Saratoga

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they surrender

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what is the battle of saratoga so important

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turning point of the war

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what song did the patriots play after the battle

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YANKEE DOODLE

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VALLEY FORGE 1777-1778; what happens during this time

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extremely cold winter and Washington’s men hide out in Penn. around 2,000 die from disease and starvation

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Mart Ludwig Hayes McCauley; what did she do

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she handed out water to the soldiers “molly pitcher”

husband is wounded and she takes place at cannon

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when does this event take place (Molly pitcher)

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1778 at Battle of Monmouth

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Who is Deborah Sampson?

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Teenage girl who disguises herself to look as a boy

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What happens to Deborah Sampson

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she is honorably discharged

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Benedict Arnold; what is Arnold never given

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enough credit

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what does Benidict Arnold do

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betray West Point to the British

72
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what is Benedict Arnold known as

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Greatest Traitor

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PRIVATEERS; what did privateers do

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patriots privately owned ships which were armed with cannons and weapons and authorized to attack, capture and plunder ships that were declared their enemy in time of war

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John Paul Jones; who is John Paul Jones

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Patriot naval officer

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what takes place in 1779 with John Paul

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Bonhomme Richard vs Serapis battle lasts for 3 hours at one point the Brits ask for John if he wants to surrender

76
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what does John Paul Jones say

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I have not yet begun to fight!

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General Charles Cornwallis; who is General Cornwallis

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British general who is sent to take control of the southern colonies

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what does Cornwallis lose

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the south to warfare

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who was Thomas Sumter

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Patriot general in south known as the “Carolinas game cock” for his fierce fighting tactics

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General Nathaniel; what is he known as

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the “fighting quaker”

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what does Greene do

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goes to south and loses every battle but won the war in the south

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what was Greene’s motto

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“we fight , get beat, rise, and fight again

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James Armistead;who was he

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African secret agent who informed Lafayette of the British formations and fire arms

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what happened at the battle of Yorktown

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the patriots surrounded the Brits

Cornwallis and his troops surrender

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why is the battle of Yorktown significant

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8,000 troops surrender

last major battle of way

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What does Washington do

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instead of seizing power he returns to farming

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treaty of Paris;when is it signed and what happens

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sept 3, 1783 and it ends the war

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