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chapter 6 Flashcards

Independence for the Colonies

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1
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Patriots killed a lot of British’s fleet and Loyalist troops

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Kings Mountain

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Brought Patriots morale up. It captured 900 Hessians men and attacked their outpost

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Trenton

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another name for the loyalists

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Tories

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4
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British army surrendered

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Yorktown

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5
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what did they write to King George to create a chance of peace?

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the Oliver Branch Petition

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6
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what was the Western 1783 boundary?

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Mississippi River

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7
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The French entered the war here, Patriots won the north.

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Saratoga

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8
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trading ships equipped for warfare

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privateers

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9
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Frenchman who aided the Americans

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Marquis de Lafayette

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10
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list all of the battles won by the Pats

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  • Fort Ticonderoga
  • Trenton
  • Saratoga
  • Kings Mountain
  • Cowpens
  • Yorktown
  • Vicennes
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11
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date of the final approval of the Declaration of Independence

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July 4, 1776

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12
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favored fighting the Brits

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Patriots

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13
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backed British up in the war

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loyalists

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14
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Patriots retreated without a fight

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Long Island

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list all of the battles won by the Brits

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  • Bunker Hill
  • Quebec
  • Long Island
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16
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group that took control of army at Boston and asked the colonies for supplies and troops

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Second Continental Congress

17
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Prussian drill master at Valley Forge

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Baron Von Steuban

18
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mercenary troops who fought for British

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Hessians

19
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the Patriots were able to obtain all the cannons and ammunition at this battle

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Fort Ticonderoga

20
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the Patriots were forced to retreat here

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Bunker Hill

21
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who was the primarily author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

22
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where did the Brits surrender in 1781?

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Yorktown

23
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who wrote Common Sense?

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Thomas Paine

24
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patriot quartermaster

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Nathanael Greene

25
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Patriots were able to claim land bordering the MS River

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Vincennes

26
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Patriots failed

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Quebec

27
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officially ended the War for Independence

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Treaty of Paris

28
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allowed many southerners to turn to Patriot causes

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Cowpens

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