History Flashcards
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Key battle :
Lexington and Concord
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- Aparil 19, 1774
- Started revolution
- British soliders went to go seize colonists stashed weapons and arrest partriot leaders
- “Shot hearted around the world”
2
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Key battle :
Saratoga
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- sept and October 1777
- turning point in the war
- Proved to the colonists that they could win the war.
- France became an ally
- Become global war
3
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Key event :
Valley Forge
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- 1777 to 1778
- Lots of death due to the harsh winter, no food, no supplies, and there were lots of deiseases spread
- Traning camp for the solides
- Washington and Lafayette trained soliders
4
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Key battle :
Yorktown
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- October 1781
- French and American solders surrounds the British until they surrendered
- final battle of the war, colonists got Independance.
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