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| Few patrots believed _____ when he stated, " We shall have a long...and bloody war to go through." |
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| On October 17, 1777 General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans at |
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| France realized that teh United States might win the war after the American Victory at |
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| Juan de Miralles was largely responsible for Spain, Cuba, and Mexico sending _____ to help the colonies. |
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| Financing the war was a problem for the Americans because the Continental Congress has no power to raise moeny through__. |
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| Who led the Patriots vicotry at Vincennes, which strengthened the American position in the West? |
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| Supplies and reinforcement could not reach American harbors because of |
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| On March 1781 Nathanael Greene forces met Cornwallis's army at |
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| Due to George Washingtons' strategy Cornwallis's was feated at |
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| Although the last significant battle took place in 1781, the treaty ending the war was signed in |
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| Which foreign troops help defeat British forces at Yorktown |
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| When congress refused to pay soldiers who had won the American Revolution, conflict between the soldiers and Congress was resolved by |
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| Americans who remained loyal to great Britain were called loyalists or |
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| Washington's surprise attack across the Delaware River on Christmas night |
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| America had problems getting enough moeny to finance the war because |
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| Why were African Americans at first banned from serving in the Army? |
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| Some southern colonies feared arming African Americans |
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| How did the war affect attitudes toward slavery in the United States? |
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| The ideals of freedom and liberty led some white Americans to question slavery |
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| During the war, Native Americans generally supported the |
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| British becasue the British seemed less of a threat to their way of life |
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| What role did the French play in the patriot victory at Yorktown? |
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