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The Early Years of the War
The War Expands
The Path to Victory
The Legacy of the War
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What problems challenged Washington in raising an army?
What is enough soldiers, supplies, experience, and organization
100
What two nations ally themselves with the United States?
What is France and Spain
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What considerations led the British to shift their attention to the South?
What is the British thought more Southerners were loyalists.
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What four advantages enabled the Americans to win the war?
What is better leadership, Foreign aid, Knowledge of land, and Motivation
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Why did the British want to occupy the middle states?
What is occupy the coastal cities so that their navy could land troops and supplies in those cities to launch large military campaigns.
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Why did France and Spain ally themselves with the United States?
What is French wanted revenge on the British and Spain helped the United States after France persuaded them to.
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Why was the defeat at Charlestown the worst American disaster of the war?
What is Americans lost almost their entire Southern Army
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What financial problems did the war leave the new nation?
What is it left the nation with a $27million debt
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What was the British strategy in 1777?
What is to seize the Hudson River Valley
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What role did Benjamin Franklin play in helping America win the Revolution?
What is he persuaded France to be America's ally
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What type of warfare did Francis Marion and his men employ?
What is guerilla warfare
300
What is republicanism?
What is the idea stated that instead of a king, the people would rule.
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How did the Battle of Saratoga mark the turning point of the war?
What is it caused other European Nations to think the Americans might win their war for independence
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How did European officers such as Lafayette aid America in the Revolutionary war?
What is they trained special troops; led troops into battle; fought and died; and help attain more foreign aid.
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How did Gates's errors in leadership contribute in to American loss at Camden?
What is he relied on inexperienced troops on the frontline and troops that were weak from being hungry.
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What was the most important condition of the Treaty of Paris?
What is the U.S. was independent
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How did the British and American strategy differ in the early years of the war?
What is the British wanted to split the colonies in two to weakened them. While Washington tried to survive by winning and retrieving.
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What was John Paul Jones's major contribution during the war, and why was it important?
What is he defeated the British warship Serapis, which raised American spirits.
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How did the course of war affect public opinion in Britain?
What is opposition for the war grew in Britain and British leaders began to think American independence wouldn't be so bad
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How did the new principals of government affect other aspects of American life?
What is Men could vote and hold public offices while women could help the nation by teaching their children the virtues of public life.