Term
| A fleet of over 50 vessels sailed from Staten Island,NY to ___1___, in ___2___. Carried ___3___ |
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Definition
1 Charles Town (Charleston)
2 Summer of 1776
3 Thousands of British troops |
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Term
British attacked Charleston on ___1___.
Only a ___2___ amount of men-gurding fort on Sullivan´s Island. The Fort is now called ___3___, named after ___4___ |
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Definition
1 June, 28th, 1776
2 Small
3 Fort Moultrie
4 Commander General William Moultrie |
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Term
| Residents of Charleston gathered on ___1___ to watch the Battle with the British. Americans were outnumbered with ___2___. British had ___3___, while Americans had only ___4___. Fort only manned by ___5___. |
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Definition
1 Balconies, roofs, etc
2 Cannons + Men
3 318 cannons
4 30 cannons
5 344 Continentals |
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Term
| American Fort built of ___1___. The Palmetto logs were the only thing to build the Fort, the logs were ___2___. |
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Definition
1 Palmetto logs
2 Spongy + Absorbed impact of cannon balls |
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Term
| British tried to ___1___ but failed. They tried to cross the ___2___, but ___3___ |
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Definition
1 Land troops on adjacent land
2 Breech inlet
3 Stopped by American sharpshooters |
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Term
| British had to ___1___. British withdrew after almost ___2___ of almost constant fire. Devastating losses on ___3___. Every man on ___4___ at begining of Battle were ___5___. About ___6___ men were killed or wounded in all. Americans only had ___7___. |
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Definition
1 Abandon plan
2 10 hours
3 British side
4 Decks of ships
5 Killed or wounded
6 255 British
7 About 10 dead and 22 wounded |
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Term
| British ___1___ retreated back to ___2___. 1st time Americans ___3___. |
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Definition
1 Ships
2 New York City
3 Encountered regular British fleet |
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