STAAR Points 8 Flashcards
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- King of England during the American Revolution
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George III
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- French nobleman who fought with the Americans during the revolution
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Marquis De Lafayette
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- First battle of the American revolution
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Lexington and concord
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- Turning point of the war, the American victory convinced the French to join the Patriots in fighting the British
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Battle of Saratoga
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- A major test for the American army; Washington spent the bitter winter training his freezing, starving troops
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Valley forge
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- The last battle of the Revolution, lord Cornwallis surrendered British troops to Washington
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Battle of Yorktown
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- British recognized American independence, the Mississippi River became the new western boundary of the U.S.
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
