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Famous People of the War
Battles
100
freedom from being ruled by someone else
What is independence?
100
the defeat of an enemy
What is victory?
100
a colonist who wanted independence
What is a patroit?
100
wrote a famous document called the Common Sense pamphlet that told colonists they should fight for independence.
Who was Thomas Paine?
100
this battle was a real turning point in the war for independence. After the Patriots won the war France joined the Continental Army
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
200
when someone is not loyal to his or her country, a betrayal
What is treason?
200
a plan of action for fighting a war
What is strategy?
200
countries that helped in the war besides France
What is Spain, Russia, and the Netherlands?
200
he wrote much of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
this battle gave the Americans a victory.
What is the battle of Yorktown?
300
a rise in prices
What is inflation?
300
to give up to another in a battle of war
What is surrender?
300
the British couldn't come and help General Cornwallis because...
What is the French blocked the harbor?
300
he was the leader of the first Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
300
here Washington's soldier spent a winter in the cold, without much food, threadbare clothes, and many soldiers died from disease.
What is Valley Forge?
400
a soldier who is paid to fight
What is mercenary?
400
resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition.
What is rebellion?
400
why did women disguise themselves to fight in the war?
What is women couldn't fight in the war but they did?
400
he was a traitor in the war. First he was a patroit and then he fought for Britain.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
400
After the battles, the colonists signed this document. It gave the colonists independence and land.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
500
someone who was still loyal to the king
What is loyalist
500
not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others.
What is neutral?
500
African Americans founght for both the patroits and the British because...
What is promising freedom from slavery?
500
This general led a British army to Yorktown, VA. Yorktown was located on a penninsula.
Who is General Cornwallis?
500
women would carry water to the battle field.
Who is Molly Pitcher?
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