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Put the following events in order • Battle of Saratoga • Declaration of Independence • Battle of Yorktown
What is Declaration of Independence, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown?
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African American slave who spied on British troop movements.
Who is James Armistead?
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Appointed to lead the Continental Army by the 2nd Continental Congress
Who is George Washington?
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Last major battle of the American Revolution, General Cornwallis surrendered here after French cut him off by sea and Americans cut him off by land.
What is Yorktown?
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The main reason colonists were so upset about the taxes passed by Parliament
What is no taxation without representation?
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Put the following events in order • Treaty of Paris 1783 • Battles of Lexington and Concord • Common Sense
What is Battle of Lexington and Concord 1775, Common Sense 1776, Treaty of Paris 1783?
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Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense encouraging colonists to seek independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
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Convinced the House of Burgesses to support the war with his speech “Give me liberty or give me death!” Influential Son of Liberty.
Who is Patrick Henry?
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Turning point in the American Revolution. Continental Army defeated British troops. After this victory, France and Spain pledged their support to the colonists
What is Saratoga?
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These battles occurred in Massachusetts.
What is Lexington and Concord?
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Put the following events in order • Winter at Valley Forge • Battle of Saratoga • Battle of Yorktown
What is Battle of Saratoga, Winter at Valley Forge, Battle of Yorktown?
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Written by ___________________, this document_________ --published in Jan 1776--influenced the colonists to declare independence.
Who is Thomas Paine? What is Common Sense?
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Wealthy Jewish merchant who helped finance the American Revolution with interest free loans; also spied on the British in New York and reported to the Sons of Liberty.
Who is Haym Solomon?
300
“Shot heard round the world.” Officially the beginning of the Revolution
What is Lexington and Concord?
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Formal request to King George III for peace, the king rejected the petition.
What is Olive Branch Petition?
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Put the following events in order • Treaty of Paris 1783 • Declaration of Independence • Battles of Lexington and Concord
What is Battle of Lexington and Concord, Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Paris 1783?
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Defended British soldiers in Boston Massacre, negotiated a treaty to end the American Revolution
Who is John Adams?
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Frist African American elected to a public office, warned of a British heading to Lexington and Concord by riding all night
Who is Wentworth Cheswell?
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Nearly ¼ of the Continental Army died due to disease, starvation and harsh freezing conditions. Washington trained his troops here.
What is Winter at Valley Forge?
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"Here have they fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of England, that the same tyranny which drove the first emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still" This quote by Thomas Paine says that the King of England was...
What is taking away liberties; being a tyrant?
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Put the following events in order • Treaty of Paris 1783 • Treaty of Paris 1763 • French and Indian War • Winter at Valley Forge
What is French and Indian War, Treaty of Paris 1763, Winter at Valley Forge, Treaty of Paris 1783?
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Believed all people had a right to life, liberty and property. His ideas influenced the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke?
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Naval officer who defeated the Saripis, commander of the Bohamme Richard and is famous for saying “I have yet begun to fight!”
Who is John Paul Jones?
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Battle after Lexington and Concord, in Boston, Massachusetts, to end British occupation of Boston. Americans were defeated but inflicted significant casualties against the British.
What is Bunker Hill?
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The Preamble of the Declaration of Independence says that all men are created equal and have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Who’s ideas are these based on?
Who is John Locke?