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Prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
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Proved to be a master negotiator when able to persuade Britain to sign a separate preliminary peace treaty though it violated Congress' instructions to get French approval, then soothe furious French feelings
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
100
Americans and French defeated General Charles Cornwallis spreading rumors about an attack on New York to keep the British fleet and General Clinton's troops there; expected British Fleet to rescue him. Surrendered his 8,000 troops when he was surrounded
What is Yorktown?
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The Declaration of Independence was shared with the public.
What is July 4, 1776?
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Winter of 1777-1778, George Washington and troops spent miserable winter here. However, they were not attacked.
What is Valley Forge?
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Female, wrote patriotic letters and plays attacking British Officers and defending colonial independence
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
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Polish war hero; created the American Calvary. Killed at the Battle of Savannah, towns, streets, monuments, and a holiday in Illinois are named in his honor
Who is Casimir Pulaski?
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Called the "turning point" of the Revolutionary War
What is Saratoga?
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The Declaration of Independence said all men are created equal by reason of natural law, and entiled to these 3 things.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
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This firebrand coined the slogan, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
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Fought in the Revolutionary War as a man, wounded twice, but refused medical care; doctor discovered she was a woman, and was sent home
Who is Deborah Sampson?
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American hero trying to capture Quebec and the American victory at Saratoga. "Traitor" because he tried to sell the plans to West Point to the British to gain money and promotion
Who is Benedict Arnold?
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The Americans defeated the Hessians. Hessians celebrated Christmas by drinking beer. George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and surprised them while they were sleeping off the effects.
What is Trenton?
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The tune played during the British surrender October 1781; Inconceivable that a tiny new country could defeat the mightiest army and navy in the world.
What is the World Turned Upside Down?
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19 year old French soldier fought with the Americans. One of General George Washington's favorite officers.
Who was Marquis De Lafayette?
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American soldier hanged after caught spying on the British, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale?
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His Bonhomme Richard captured British ship Serapis, though his ship sank. He said, "I have not yet begun to fight."
Who is John Paul Jones?
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The Americans withstood the British assault here in 1776. The British shells stuck to fort's Palmetto trees; troops trying to wade ashore found water was 7 feet deep, and British ships hung up in sandbars, "sitting ducks" for American artillery.
What is Charleston, South Carolina?
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A. British reconized the USA as an independent nation. B. Extended the boundries of the USA to the Mississippi River. C. Fishing rights off of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. D. Honoring debts due of either country by citizens of the other country. E. Restoration rights and property of loyalists. F. End of hostilities , withdrawal British land and sea forces from American soil.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
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His frontiersmen captured several British forts in the Ohio River Valley; most notable victory at Fort Vincennes.
Who is George Rogers Clark?
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The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence- he signed his name in very large text
Who is John Hancock- so King George III could read it without his glasses?
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Responsible for training Continental Army in drill and discipline making them equal to the British soldiers
Who is Baron Fredrich von Steuben?
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The colonists survived 3 attacks here and were forced to quit when they ran out of ammunition.
What is Breed's Hill?
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The American victory over Britain was a FIRST in history.
What is the first time the colonies rebelled and ACTUALLY DEFEATED the "Mother Country" to become an Independent Nation.
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He had planned a 3 pronged attack to cut off New England and win the war; problems when long supply train and artillery in dense forest took 1 month to arrive. Fought in the open field, Americans attacked from the woods.
Who is General John Burgoyne?