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Important battles
Key people/groups
Revolutionary documents
Causes
Strengths and weaknesses
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Olive Branch Petition
What is a document that declared loyalty to the king
100
Patriots
What is the colonists that favored war against Britain
100
Olive Branch Petition
What is a petition where they declared their loyalty to the king and asked him to repeal the Intolerable Acts
100
To make the United States free and independent
What is the reason for the Declaration of Independence
100
They were rich and had many weapons
What is the reason for the British to be so powerful
200
The Battle of Long Island
What is the battle that more than 1400 Americans were killed
200
Loyalists
What is American colonists that stayed loyal to Britain
200
Common Sense
What is a phamplet that told the colonists it was time to make the break
200
To Declare loyalty to the king
What is the Olive Branch Petition used for
200
They were wealthy and some worked as former officials
What is a reason why the Loyalists were staying loyal to the British
300
The Battle of Trenton
What is the battle that the Hessian population went from 1400 to 0 in one hour
300
Traitor
What is a person that betrays his or her own country
300
Declaration of Independance
What is a document that the 13 colonies were "free and independent states"
300
They thought the British rule was too harsh
What is the Patriots reason for rebelling
300
It made the United States independent
What is the Declaration of Independence used for
400
The Battle of Saratoga
What is the battle that was a major turning point for war
400
Ally
What is when two groups work together to achieve a common goal
400
Treaty of Paris
What is the document that the British recognized the United States as an independent nation
400
Because they were wealthy
What is why did the Loyalists stay loyal to Britain
400
They work together to achieve a common goal
What is a ally used to help for
500
The Battle of Yorktown
What is the battle that the British lost and lost their weapons
500
Green Mountain Boys
What is a band of Vermonters that was going to surprise attack Fort Ticonderoga
500
Common Sense
What is a document that appeared in January 1776
500
They had little amounts of weapons
What is the reason the Patriots were at a disadvantage in the war
500
It made the United States independent
What is the Treaty of Paris used for