the revolutionary war Flashcards

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Massachusettes slave that sued for her freedom

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midnight riders

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Prussia general that helped train continental army in valley forge

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george washington’s right hand man that helped train the continental army before the war and was french

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polish general who trained the continental army’s artillery

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polish general who trained the continental army’s cavalry

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patriot indian fighter who defeated henry hamilton on the frontier

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patriot fighter who fought like an indian

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indian chief who was backed by the british

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took nyc and philly but got fired after saratoga

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british general that took over after howe and focused on the southern strategy

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british general who surrendered at saratoga, gentleman johnnie

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british strategy in 1778 that focused on the money states in the south

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father of the American Navy, first real navy captain and won battle of Flamborough head

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british general that used guerilla war tactics in the south; “swamp fox”

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led patriot victory against loyalists at king’s mountain

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continental artillery general who brought cannons to Boston and moved the war out of it

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Massachusetts slave that sued for her freedom

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Mum Bett

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Midnight riders

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Revere, Dawes, Prescot

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Prussian general that trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge

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Frederich von Steuben

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French right hand man to George Washington who helped train the Continental Army

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Lafayette

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Polish general who trained the Continental Army’s artillery

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Kosciuszko

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Polish general who trained the Continental Army’s cavalry

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pulaski

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Patriot Indian fighter who defeated Henry Hamilton on the frontier

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george rogers clark

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Patriot fighter that fought like an Indian

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mad anthony wayne

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Indian chief that was backed by the British

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chief joseph brant

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Took Philly and NYC and was fired after Battle of Saratoga

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william howe

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British general that surrendered at Battle of Saratoga

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john burgoyne

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Took over for Howe and focused on Southern Strategy

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henry clinton

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Strategy that focused on the money states in the South

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southern strategy

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First navy captain “father of the american navy” won battle of Flamborough head

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john paul jones

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general that used guerilla warfare against the British the South “swamp fox”

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francis marion

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led patriot victory against loyalists at kings mountain

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nathaniel greene

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continental artillery general that brought canons to Boston, moving the war out of Boston

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henry knox

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last battle of the revolutionary war, Cornwallis surrenders

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siege of yorktown

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treaty that ended the revolutionary war

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treaty of paris 1783