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Benedict Arnold
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*Felt very important, but thought George Washing was 'stealing his spotlight'
*He was stationed by GW at West Point, a fort in the middle of the woods
*Was in serious debt, so when British offered him money for West Point, he agreed
*Patriot army found out and GW ordered him to be hanged; he had to flee for his life and ended up joining the British army
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*tricked British into surrendering their ORV fort by spreading out his 1oo men and having them hold brightly coloured banners
*the fog of the forest hid the fact that there were not so many men, so the British thought they were fuller batillions |
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| *governer of Spanish Louisiana that sent supplies (gunpowder, live cattle, etc) to the Continental Army in secret |
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Thomas Paine
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*New arrival to the colonies, but had a huge impact on the colonists because when he wrote pamphlets they were understandable and showed the colonists what they already knew, but didn't realize they knew
*"Common Sense"-written to convince colonists to reject the king (he is no more worthy of praise than we are, we owe him nothing, he can't rule properly from so many miles away)
*"The Crisis"- written to convince colonists to donate supplies to the patriot army, and, for soldiers already enlisted, to not desert the army |
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*Formed the Green Mountain Boys, a group of Patriots from Vermont
*Fought the Battle of Ft. Ticonderoga |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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*Met six months after the FCG
*Sent an apology to the king (Olive Branch Petition) that said they were sorry for the Boston Tea Party and asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts
*(The king sent more troups in response) |
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Fort Ticonderoga
(Generals, winner, and main reason for fighting)
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*Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys fought it
*Would help the Patriot soldiers b/c the fort held lots of ammunition and it protected a key route to Canada
*The GMB took the fort easily b/c the British were not expecting an attack |
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Treaty of Paris 1783
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*Britain recognized the US as an independent nation
*Spain got Florida back
*State legislatures were supposed to repay Loyalists for any lost property; British soldiers were supposed to leave Ohio River Valley- neither of these promises were honoured |
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Francis Marion
"Swamp Fox"
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*used guerilla tactics and hid under cover of darkness
*Snuck into British campgrounds and sniped of a couple soldiers a night
*This terrified the British, affected their sleep, allertness, and morale |
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