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Chapter 4 Section 3-4 Flashcards

1
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Washington’s troops spent a difficult winter at this place in Pennsylvania

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Valley forge

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2
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The power of this native group was broken during the revolutionary war

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Iroquois

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3
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He is called the father of the American navy

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John Paul jones

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4
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This British General surrendered to Washington at Yorktown

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Cornwallis

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5
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The colonial government was based in this city

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Philadelphia

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6
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Freedoms from enslavement

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Emancipation

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7
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The British General Clinton captured this city in Georgia

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Savannah

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8
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Licenses given to private ships authorizing attacks on British merchant ships

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Letters of marque

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9
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What were the three advantages of the British in the revolutionary war

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Well trained
Well supplied
Many resources
Strong government

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10
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What were three advantages of the Patriots in the revolutionary war

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Home ground
Good leaders
Fighting for a cause

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11
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What were two foods eaten by the soldiers at valley forge

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Pepper pot soup

Fire cake

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12
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The turning point of the war in the north was at this place

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Saratoga

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13
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The greatest defeat suttered in the south was at this place in South Carolina

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Charlestown

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14
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Washington crossed the Delaware to attack these two places in New Jersey

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Trenton and Princeton

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15
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This Prussian officer taught the men at valley forge how to fight

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Von Steuben

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16
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The turning point of the war in the south was at this place

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Kings mountain

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17
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Republic

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Form of government where power resides with a body

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18
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What traditional beliefs conflicted with the republic

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Slavery, idea for women to vote

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19
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Who argued the government needed checks and balances to prevent any group from getting too strong and taking away rights of the minority

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John Adams

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20
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Why did John Adams believe a legislature should have two houses

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A senate to rep people of property and an assembly to protect the rights of common people

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21
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Where were the first state constitutions that established an elected governor, senate, and assembly

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Virginia of 1776 Massachusetts of 1780

22
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Who was Mary Ludwig hays

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Known as Molly pitcher carried water to patriot gunners during the battle of Monmouth

23
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Advances women had by the end of the revolution

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Obtain divorce and better access to education

24
Q

How was discrimination shown against freed African Americans

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Northern whites didn’t want them taking their jobs

25
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Where did loyalists go as they fled the United States after revolution

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England, British

26
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First state university in the nation

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University of North Carolina

27
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Pulaski

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Trainees Washington’s Calvary

28
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What were the elements of the treaty of Paris

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Spain got Florida
America was recognized as a country
French got Caribbean

29
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Most famous leader of the small hit and run units

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Francis Marron

30
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What American act seriously harmed Britain’s trade & economy

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Congress issued the letters of marque

31
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Took 175 troops down the Ohio River and captured several towns

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George Rogers Clark

32
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Why was Robert Morris important to the revolution

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He pledged large amounts of money for war affect

33
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Colonial government was based in this city

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Philadelphia

34
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French admiral brought fleet to blockade Yorktown

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De Grasse

35
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Led the British army after gage resigned

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William Howe

36
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Young man was with Washington’s army in New York, valley forge, Yorktown

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Plum Martin

37
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Worst of the prisons ships

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The jersey

38
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Led the sharpshooters

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Daniel Morgan

39
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France agreed to help the colonists through the signing of this treaty

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Treaty of alliance

40
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How many patriots died in the revolutionary war

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25,000

41
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Brandy wine creek in German town

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Washington engaged Howe here

42
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John Paul jones ship

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Bonhomme Richard

43
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British General defeated by the colonists at Saratoga

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Burgoyne

44
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Howe’s headquarters

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New York

45
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How many people died 1777 at valley forge

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2500

46
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American who became a traitor

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Bendict Arnold

47
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Washington slowed gage Down at these battles to allow the continental congress to escape

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German town and brandy creek

48
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Led the green mountain boys

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Ellen Allen

49
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British General captured what place in Georgia

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Savannah

50
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Pamphlet by Thomas Paine

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The crisis

51
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The American hero became a traitor who he gave the British the keys to the West Point

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Arnold

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