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German speaking mercenaries who fought for the British during the American Revolution

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Hessians

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British General who lost at the battle of Saratoga

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Bergoyn

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A man very important in American independence, a lawyer from Boston

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John Adams

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British General who was unsuccessful at the bate of Yorktown

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Cornwallis

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Wrote many papers that caused distress to the British, one of the was called common sense

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Thomas Pain

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US General nicknamed the swamp fox, was a great pain to Cornwallis

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Nathaniel Green

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French aid to General Washington

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Marquis de Lafayette

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After Latin American independence he wrote a doctrine telling all the other countries to stay out

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James Monroe

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Artist from Boston who got on a horse and warned everyone the British were coming

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Paul Revere

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American hero who helped win battle of Saratoga but later betrayed US

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Benedict Arnold

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Man from Pennsylvania who gained reputation as an inventor and served as an ambassador to France

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Benjamin Franklin

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Dude who signed his name really big on the declaration of independence and was from Boston

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John Hancock

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Patriot for US but opposed freedom

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John Dickinson

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A person from North America that is loyal to Britain

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Tory

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Name of document where America told Britain “we’ll be free of you forever!”

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Declaration of Independence

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Document US sent to Britain before Declaration of Independence that said “Can we get along?”

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Olive Branch Petition

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Document signed by British and many other countries that ended American Revolution

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Treaty of Paris

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Law passed by Britain that said Americans had to pay taxes

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Stamp Act

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Battle where Washington suffered a great loss but instead of surrendering he ran

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Battle of Long Island

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Day where Britain tried to grab all the weapons from Lexington

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April 19th, 1775

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Royal governor of Massachusetts who wanted to collect taxes

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Thomas Hutchinson

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Native Americans who helped British scout through wilderness

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Iroquois

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Group of people British tried to get to join them in American Revolution in exchange for freedom

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Slaves

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King of England during American Revolution

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King George the 3rd

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Name of battle that took place in 1781- Britain lost

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Battle of Yorktown

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French general who took troops to America

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Roshambo

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Country created out of Spanish territory that previously owned Texas

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Mexico

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Mexican president who overthrew Mexican emperor

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Santa Ana

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All of the countries once in Rio de la Plata

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Chile, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, and Paraguay

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He led the Mexican Revolution and then became emperor

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Augustan Iturbide

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Last battle where Spain is defeated in Peru 1824

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Battle of Iochuco

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Name of territory that led by Simon Bolivar became independent

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Grand Colombia

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What are military officers called?

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Caudillos

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Farm labors in Latin America that are forced to work on a farm

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A peon

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A military committee that ruled Latin America

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Hunta

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Name of Spanish region that Chile was part of

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Cassito

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Man who helped parts of Latin America gain independence

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Jose de San Martin

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Replaced Spain as #1 trading partner

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Britain

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Spain lost everything but what two countries?

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Cuba and Puerto Rico

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Group of people responsible for Haitian rebellion

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Slaves

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Man supportive of U.S. Independence but lost his own head when his own country got theirs

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Louis 16th

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Name of the tea company that sold taxed tea in Britain

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East India Company

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High class representatives of Spain

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Peninsulares

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Lower class in Latin America, mixture of European and Native American

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Mezitos

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European and African Mix

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Mulato

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Territories in America that broke off from Mexico

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United provinces of Central America, Guatemala, and Honduras

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Name of document made in Spain that was promoting a constitutional monarchy

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Cadiz constitution

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Man who was popular when fighting for independence but hated as a dictator

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Simon Bolivar

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Brazil became independent but what still took place

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Slavery

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Spanish province that Uruguay used to be part of

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Rio de la Plata

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Became king of Spain because his brother put him there in 1814

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Joseph Napoleon

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Fought for independence in South America

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O Higgins

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