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Revolutionary War Flashcards

1
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200th year anniversary for Declaration of Independence

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Biccentennial

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2
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When was it signed in relation to the war

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July 4, 1776

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Thomas Paine wrote

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Common Sense

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Left side of Britian

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Patriots

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Right side of Britians

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Loyalists

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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The three basic human rights colonists wanted were

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Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Believer of Divine Rights of Kings

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King George III

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9
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Benjamin Franklin reached out to the king by writing the

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Olive Branch

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10
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Famous signature

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John Hancock

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Signing location of Declaration of Indepedence

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Philadelphia; Independence Hall

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12
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Famous horse rider

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Paul revere

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13
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Infamous horse rider

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William Dawes

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14
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Two suburban towns that saw the start of the war

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Lexington and Concord

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15
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Famous nickname of the war

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Shot heard round the world

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16
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Famous city where war basically began

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Boston

17
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Who were ready in a minute’s notice

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Minutemen

18
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What happened on Christmas Eve, 1776

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Battle of Trenton or Crossing of Delaware

19
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Who was surprised, and what type of soldier?

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German Hessian: Mercenaries

20
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Who did America get help from two nations

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France and Spain

21
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Hero involved in disrupting the enemies by vandalism and theft

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Swamp Fox

22
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Significance of Yorktown

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End of Revolutionary War

23
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What General surrendered at Yorktown, what did he say

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General Cornwallis Charles; “It’s all over”

24
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What was the treaty, what was its boundaries

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Treaty of Paris; North to Canada, Down to Florida, West to the Mississippi River

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