Revolutionary War Flashcards

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Virginia lawyer and war advocate

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Patrick Henry

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2
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Polish general who helped the colonists

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Count Pulaski

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3
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General who captured Montreal in 1777

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Richard Montgomery

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4
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Sea captain who took the war to Britain

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John Paul Jones

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5
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December 17 - 1773 raid

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Boston Tea Party

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6
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“The Scribe of the Revolution”

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Thomas Jefferson

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7
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First battle of the U.S. Revolution

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Battle of Lexington

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8
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Lawyer who defended British soldiers of the Boston Massacre

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John Adams

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9
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Battle that decided the U.S. Revolution

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Yorktown

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10
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Revolution Pamphlateer and Common Sense author

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Thomas Paine

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11
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Colonists who favored the British

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Torries

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12
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George Washington’s command

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The Continental Army

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13
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General who defeated Burgoyne

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Horatio Gates

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14
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Colonial officer - father of Robert E. Lee

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Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee

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15
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British-German mercenaries during the revolution

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Hessians

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16
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British General who surrendered at Saratoga - 1777

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John Burgoyne

17
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Colonial ambassador to France

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Benjamin Franklin

18
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Organization of patriots founded by Ethan Allen

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The Green Mountain boys

19
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Patriot who captured fort Ticonderoga

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Ethan Allen

20
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Battle leading to the fall of Philadelphia

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Brandywine

21
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Second battle of the U.S. Revolution

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Battle of Concord

22
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Patriotic group established in 1765

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Sons of Liberty

23
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Prussian advisor to George Washington

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Baron von Steuben

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Pole who aided in the Battle of Saratoga

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Thaddeus Kosciusko

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South Carolina "Swamp Fox"
Francis Marion
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Street clash on March 5 - 1770
Boston Massacre
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Battle near Boston - 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill (Actually fought on Breed's Hill)
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Colonial major who defected to the British
Major John Andre
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Federalist Papers (85 essays) author
Alexander Hamilton
30
Battle of Monmouth heroine
Molly Pitcher
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Patriot spy caught and hanged
Nathan Hale
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French aide to George Washington
Marquis de lafayette
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General who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown
Charles Cornwallis
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Colonial general who defected to the British
Benedict Arnold
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Treaty that ended the U.S. Revolution
Treaty of Paris