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Battle that lasted 5 min. because of outnumbered Americans |
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| Bunker Hill, York town Brandywine, Saratogo, Germantown |
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First Battle of the American Revolution |
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Americans won
Attacked by colonists. |
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British won
Battle of Long Island.
Tea was smuggled on Long Island |
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Americans won
Washington attacked Hessions by surprising them |
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Americans won
After losing Trenton, the British attacked, but Washington snuck behind them and took control |
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| Brandywine and Germantown |
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British won.
Burgone wanted to control Albany, the king told Howe to go to Philidelphia first. |
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Americans won
Burgone told his soldiers to go and look for food and horses. Americans surrounded them |
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Americans won
Cornwallis set up a camp at Torktown. Washington then joined with the French and surrounded Cornwallis who then surrendered |
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| Washington Crossing the Delaware |
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| Washington and his troops crossed Delaware to Trenton to conquer British/Hessions. Cold, icey conditons at night. This victory helped morale |
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Sent trained soldiers to help Americans
Marquis de Lafayette, a French noble, helped |
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*Cold winter, Washington's troops stayed there 6 months
*soldiers freezing,low morale
*Americans help by donations |
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Thomas Paine's writing "The Crisis"
Inspired Washington and troops to keep going and not to be a "sunshine patriot". |
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*American General.
Lead Americans to some victories such as the Battle of Trenton.
*First President |
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"Swamp Fox"
Kept British off balance by coming out of swamps to attack British, then returning to swamps before British could catch him |
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Leader of Vermont group of American fighters called "The GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS".
Attacked Fort Ticonderoga and won it. This gave us control of key route to Canada. |
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Traitor
Felt angry that he wasn't getting any support for his victories.
Decided to go on the British side |
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Raided English coast
Destroyed 39 ships and one huge war ship |
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Connecticut officer.
"I regret I only have one life to give for this country."
Spied on British. Got information for America from them. He was caught and hung by British |
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| British. He was fooled by Washinton and had his troops be destroyed by them |
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| Loyalist who helped British soldiers to Bunker Hill (first battle of the Revolution) |
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| European who helped train Americans how to use bayonets |
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| Trained American troops on horse back |
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| An American General who said, "It is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure" |
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| Helped build forts for defenses for the Americans |
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Hired soldiers who were paid to fight for British
The Hessians were actually German |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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| Delegates who met in Philadelphia who met to plan further responses if British gov't would not repeal Intolerable Acts |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| First Constituation of the United States |
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| Agreement that ended the French and Indian War |
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| fighters who use hit and run attacks |
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*Fight on own land
*Fight for independance
*Guerilla Warfare
*Foreign Help and Spain |
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*Less people
*smaller army
*out numbered
*no navy |
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*Professional Army
*more supplies
*strongest country
*hired soldiers |
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*Resupply 3,000 miles away
*little knowldege of land
*new recruits |
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