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Why is Daniel Boone on the run and where is he

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he is running away from Native Americans in the Kentucky territory

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What is the “allure of the frontier”

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a place where people who have nothing find something

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What is a buck

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The value of a dear hide

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What lies beyond the Appalachian Mountains

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The home of 2 million Natives

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What does Henderson recruit Boone to do

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To lead the way to settle Kentucky

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What is the Wilderness Road and how many people follow it

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Is the road Daniel Boone traveled to get to the Kentucky terr. and 3,000,000 pioneers followed

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Why do settlers have to live in a fortified settlement

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To protect themselves from Native Americans

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Who is the Black Fish and what does he do to Boone’s settlement

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He is a well-known war chief from a Swanee Tribe who abducts three women including Boone’s daughter

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What document is signed in Philidelphia

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Declaration of Independence

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What is the name of the fort Boone constructs

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Boonesborough

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10
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Who is Britain’s Minister of Finance

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George Greenville

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What is the impact of the Revolution of Boonesborough and Who do the British Ally with

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The British ally with the Native Americans. to attack Boonesborough. This is the impact of the Revolution

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What happens in fort Detroit

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Boone gets taken there where his men are sent to the British Army and he is sent to go with the Natives to attack Boonesborough

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What is the gauntlet and what is Boone’s connection with it

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Is a test of strength and a way for the Native Americans to terrorize their enemy. Daniel Boone had to run it which is why he has a connection with it.

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12
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What act set taxes on sugar

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The sugar act

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13
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What is another name for people who are blanket search warrants

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Writs of assistance

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The Sugar Act was the first indirect tax. What is an indirect tax

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A tax that is included with the price of goods

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What act set a tax on stamps

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The Stamp Act

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The Stamp Act was the first direct tax what is a direct tax

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A tax that is not included with the price of goods and is paid to the government

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How did The Stamp and Sugar Acts effect society

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It caused Depression and limited the amount of specie(Hard Currency)

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What is the name for Britain’s government

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Parliament

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Who are people who harass tax collectors and who is the guy known for it

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They are called Sons of Liberty and Samuel Adams is a well-known one

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What was the congress that was formed from 9 delagates called ‘Loyal 9’

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Stamp Act Congress

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21
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Who’s famous quote is “taxation without representation”

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Patrick Henry

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What was the petition to the King that stated that the colonies wanted no direct tax

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Declaration of Rights and Grievances

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What caused a signed non importation agreement that repealed the Stamp Act

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Boycotts

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What act stated that Britain had the rights to directly tax colonists

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Declaratory Act

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25
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What was another famous quote from Patrick Henry

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“Give me liberty or give me death”

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What were the Townsend Acts and what was it

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It was on a tax for import duty on tea, paper, glass, and paint

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27
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What did the Quatering Act establish

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Colonists to house British Troops

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On March 5, 1770 what event happened and who was the famous nightrider who warned people about it

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The Boston Massacre. Paul Revere

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Who had a monopoly for tea

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The East-India Company of Britain

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30
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What famous event did the Tea Act cause

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The Boston Tea Party

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31
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How much (in today’s money) was the tea duped in The Boston Tea Party worth

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1.7MILLION USD

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32
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What did the Coerscive Acts (also known as the Intolerable Acts) do

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Closed the Boston Port, British officials were tried in court (they should’ve gotten a worse punishment), Quatering Act strenghthened making private homes house troops, The colonists self-government was weakened, and the Quebec Act was passed

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What were the Intolerable Acts cause by

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The Boston Tea Party

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34
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What did the Quebec Act establish

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It had Quebec’s Border Extended to south of the Ohio River

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35
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Formed in Philadelphia on September 1774 by 56 delagates

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First Continental Congress

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36
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Parliament Rejected

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The Declaration of Right and Grievences

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37
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Who boycotted all British goods until Boston Harbor opened again

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Contenental Association

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38
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What were the first 2 battles that marked the start of the Revolutionary War

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Lexington and Concord

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39
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When did these battles start

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April of 1775

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40
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Who was the British General that sent troops to sieze powders and supplies in Concord (21 miles away from Boston)

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General Thomas Gage

41
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Who were the Night Riders who warned the Contenental Army about this

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Paul Revere and William Bawes

42
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What was The famous battle that was a huge victory for America

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The battle of Bunker Hill

43
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Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill taken place

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At Bunker and Breed’s Hill

44
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Why did the Americas lose Bunker Hill

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Because they ran out of supplies

45
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What was the name of the army lead by George Washington

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Continental Army

46
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What was the name of the petition that implied that the Continental Army would surrender if Britain Remover the Intolerable Actes

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Olive Branch Petition

47
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What changed American Leaders

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Treason

48
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Who was the Famous writer that wrote Common Sense

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Thomas Pain

49
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How many copies of Common sense were sold in the first 3 months

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120,000

50
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Who was The Virginian Delagate that proposed “Revolution of Independence”

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Richard Henry Lee

51
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What was the five person committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence

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Adams, Sherman, Jefferson, Franklin, Lingston

52
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What was the Virginia Bill of Rights motivated by

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John Locke

53
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What day did the delagates approve the Declaration of Independence

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July 4, 1776

54
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What were the Five Parts of The Declaration of Independence

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Preamble(Intro), Natural Rights(“Life, Liberty, and pursuit of Happiness”), Social Contract(agreement that the Gov. protects the right), Right of Self Determination(Gov. violates = overthrow), List of Grievences(complaints against the crown)

55
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What was the British’s strat to taking down the Continental Amry

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Blockade ports and Hire Hessians(Made up 1/3 of the British’s 32,000 troops), also concentrate on operations in loyal Colonies(New York City)

56
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What did the British do after completing their plan

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The forced the Continental Army out of New York

57
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What were Washingtons Early Attacks

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Battle of Trenton(NJ on Dec 26 1776) and The battle of Prinston(NJ Jan 5 1777)

58
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Why is the Continental Army on the run

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They are running out of enlistments and to survive

59
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How did Thomas Paine’s Crisis encourage the Continental Amry

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They marched 9 miles across the Delaware River and Surprised Hessian troops. They also had re-enlistments in the Army

60
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What are the two rifles mentioned during the Rev. War

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Kentucky long Rifle and Brown Bess Musket

61
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How were the Kentucky Long Rifle compared to the Brown Bess Musket

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The Long Rifle Had rifleling which made it more accurate and have longer distance. And the Musket was easier to reload and More Accurate close-range

62
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What is down during the Winter

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Continental Army’s Morale

63
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Leadership of Washington

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led by example and wasn’t a great strategist

64
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What was the Revolutionary was like in Britain

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unpopular

65
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What were the qualities of American Soldiers

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small numbers, poorly trained, short enlistments, lack of supplies

66
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What were american finances like

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lacked the power to tax, did not have backing for paper money, did not have a good financer

67
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What were American advantages

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Leadership of Washington, and that War was unpopular in Britain

68
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What were American problems

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Soldiers, and Finances

69
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Who was America’s financer

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Robert Morris

70
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Why did British troops move south from Montreal into Hudson River Valley

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To link with Howe’s troops in NYC, but instead he moves his troops to philadelphia

71
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Battle of Saratoga

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Americans regroup and reinforcements arrive, Americans were led by Benedict Arnold, British surrounded which leads to a surrender

72
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Turning point in war

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British try for peace, Americans reject , French alliance with Americans

73
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Winter of 1777-1778

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Continental Army winter quartes, 20 miles outside of Philadelphia

74
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Poor conditions of Winter

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not enough food or clothing, cold and cramped wood huts, fire cakes was all that they eat

75
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Friedrich von Steuben

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Prussion drill sergent

76
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Minority groups

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African Americans (fought for both sides), Native Americans (fought for the British), Women

77
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Who was Molly Pitcher

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the wife of a man who got wounded during battle and had to take place at his cannon

78
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British Strategy after Saratoga

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Have Gen. Charles Cornwallis take over Charleston and Savannah

79
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Gen. Nathaniel Greene

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Continental Amry General

80
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American Strategy

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Fight then retreat to weaken British army, guerrilla warfare (created by Francis Marion also know as “Swamp Fox”)

81
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British Victory, Greene replaces gates for America

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Battle at Camden, South Carolina, August 1780

82
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Surprise victory for Americans, forced British to retreat into SC

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October 1780 Battle at King’s Mountain South Carolina

83
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Americans were led by Daniel Morgan, American Victory (was turning point in South)

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January 1781 Battle at Cowpens South Carolina

84
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tactical victory for British, heavy loss on Both Sides, Cornwallis and British retreat to Virginia

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March 1781 Battle at Guliford Courthouse in Virginia

85
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Fall 1781 British retreat into Virginia

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York town peninsula

86
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British trapped

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Washington’s army by land and French fleet by sea, Americans and French lay siege

87
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British surrender October 19, 1781

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Negotiations for peace begin

88
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Treaty of Paris

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Negotiated by Adams, Franklin, and Jay; British recognition of American Independence, Americans gain land between Mississippi River and Appalacian Mountains, Fishing rights off Canadian coast, Consequences: French heavily in debt - French Revolution, Limitations on British Monarchy

89
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When did British open fire on New York City

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July 12, 1776

90
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How many prisoners of war are imprisoned on British ships in New York Harbor

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Thousands, 12,000 die, 3x more die from disease than war

91
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What is General John Burgoyne;s strat to end the Revolution when he leaves Canada with his British Army

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To go to New York and meet with another British army to split the colonists in 2

92
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Who is Daniel Morgan

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The leader of the first Guerrila warfare attack on the British

93
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What are the steps in firing artillary

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worm, wet sponge, load the round, vent prick, insert fuse, fire

94
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What is the currency used by the Continentals during the war

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Continentals

95
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Who took over when Daniel Morgan Died

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Rochambau

96
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Who is the French Admiral who fought britain

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Degrasse

97
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What was the name of the Winter Camp that Washington’s army stayed at during Winter

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Valley Forge

98
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What gamble does Washington make to save his men from small pox

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He applies the disease onto a healthy patients cut to make the virus spread slower so that the blood cells can adapt to the virus and cure it.

99
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Who does Washington recruit to train the soldiers and change the tide of the war

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A prussian army general named Baron Von Steuben

100
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What was Culper’s gang

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A group of spies in New York that leak information to the Continental army about what the British are planning

101
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How did Culper’s gang help the Americans during the revolution

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They leaked info from Britain to America

102
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What is protecting the British at Yorktown

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Outlying cannon forts

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