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40 Cards in this Set
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Who was the commander of the Colonial Army?
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George Washington
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Who was a patriot?
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A colonist that supported America's independence from England
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What army was made up of untrained and undisciplined volunteers?
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The Continental Army
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How do we know the Second Continental Congress expected the war for independence to be short?
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Volunteers were asked to only serve one year.
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Who was a loyalist?
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A colonist that supported King George and England.
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How was American society divided over the issue of independence?
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Patriots (40-45%)
Neutral (40%) Loyalists (15 - 20%) |
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In which region of the country would you find most loyalists?
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In the South.
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What created the Continental Army?
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The Second Continental Congress
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Who was Mary Hays?
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An American Patriot that risked her life to bring soldiers water in battle. She was called "Molly Pitcher."
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Who was Deborah Sampson?
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An American Patriot that dressed as a man, enlisted, and fought for the Continental Army.
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Which British general defeated Washington both in New York and at the Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania?
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General William Howe
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Who forced the British to retreat from Boston in March of 1776?
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George Washington
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What is a mercenary?
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A soldier that fights for another country for money.
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Who were the Hessians?
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German mercenaries that fought for Britain in the American Revolutionary War
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Which American general served well at the Battles of Saratoga and later became a traitor?
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General Benedict Arnold
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What was a positive consequence of the Battles of Saratoga?
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European countries started to believe America could win their war for independence.
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What was a negative consequence of the Battles of Saratoga?
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Since Benedict Arnold did not receive recongnition for his heroic acts, he became a traitor.
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Who surredndered to the Continental Army at the Battles of Saratoga?
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British General Burgoyne
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What did King Louis XVI of France do after hearing of the American victories at the Battles of Saratoga?
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He recognized the United States as an independent country and signed two treaties of alliance with the United States.
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Which U.S. naval officer was the Commander of the Bonhomme Richard and won a sea battle against the Serapis, Britain's warship?
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John Paul Jones
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What is a strategy?
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An overall plan of action
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What is a rendezvous (Rahn day voo)?
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A meeting
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What is the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people (the people should rule not a king)?
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Republicanism
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To leave military duty without intending to return.
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Desert
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A privately owned ship that a wartime government gives permission to attack an enemy.
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Privateer
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The 19-year-old French nobelman that volunteered to serve Washington's Continental Army.
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Why did the British plan to seize the Hudson River Valley?
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They wanted to cut off New England from the other states.
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Which European country gave secret aid to the Americans in 1776?
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France gave secret aid to the United States during the early part of the war.
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Why would France support the war for American independence?
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France wanted to take revenge on the British for the French and Indian War.
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Why would Spain support the war for American independence?
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Spain supported the war for American independence because she was Britain's rival and France's ally.
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What is a guerilla?
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A soldier who weakens the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks.
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What was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War ending on October 19, 1781?
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The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
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Which British general surrendered his army of 8,000 men at the Battle of Yorktown?
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General Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.
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What treaty ended the American Revoultionary War clearly making the United States an independent country?
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The Treaty of Paris 1783 ended the American Revolutionary War.
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Which Germarn officer trained Washington's army at Valley Forge into a cohesive disciplined fighting force?
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Baron von Steuben trained Washinton's army at Valley Forge.
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What event occurred on December 25, 1777?
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Washington's army sailed across the frozen Delaware River to Trenton and in a surprize attack captured or killed 900 Hessians.
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Which Spanish General captured British strongholds of Natchez and Baton Rouge in the lower Mississippi Valley?
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General Bernardo de Galvez, the Spanish governor of Louisiana, attacked the British in the South.
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How did the support of France and Spain help the Americans?
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By entering the war, France and Spain forced the British to spread their army fighting on many fronts.
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Which American General developed the strategy of avoiding full-scale battles?
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General Nathanael Greene developed the stategy of avoiding full-scale battles.
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In which region would you find a larger number of loyalist and find them engaged in guerilla warfare like the patriots?
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The South had the largest number of loyalist. Also, in the South patriots and loyalist used guerilla warfare.
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