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The Early Years of the War
The War Continues Its Expansion
The Path to American Victory
The Legacy of the Revolutionary War
Road to Revolution
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A professional soldier who fights for money
What is mercenary
100
These are long steel knifes attached to the end of guns
What are bayonets
100
Conquered a majority of North and South Carolina
Who is British General Lord Cornwallis
100
Included six provisions that the Americans wanted and ended the Revolutionary War officially
What is The Treaty of Paris
100
Thomas Paine publishes this and it made a stronger case for American independence
What is the book Common Sense
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This would isolate the colonies and cause them to fight divided
What is Britain's strategy
200
They were still bitterly upset over its defeat in the French and Indian war
Who is France
200
The last major battle of the war
What is Yorktown
200
On July 4, 1776 this was signed at Independence Hall in Phil
What is the Declaration of Independence
300
The leader of the Continental Army who saw an immediate problem with the soldiers and their enlistments
Who is George Washington
300
They declared war on Britain, seizing Britains strongholds in the Mississippi Valley
Who is Spain
300
A new continental general who replaced general gates
Who is Nathanael Greene
300
France gave money and troops that helped turn the tide against England
What is Foreign aid
300
A refusal to buy an item
What is boycotting
400
40% were Patriots, 40% were Neutral and 20% were Loyalists
What is Americans divided
400
Fought one on one with British warships and defeated the ship
Who is John Paul Jones
400
Happened on both sides to innocent people or soldiers that had surrendered
What is slaughtered
400
They used their knowledge of the land to their advantage
What is knowledge of the land
400
Granted soldiers search warrants or the ability to search homes without permission
What is Writs of Assistance
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The British retreated, but the Continental Army surrounded them and fired day and night until the British surrendered
What is the Battle of Saratoga
500
Taught soldiers how to handle weapons and taught the British strategy of formal battle
Who is Baron Von Steuben
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Washington moved his forces south and trapped Cornwallis on this landform with the help of French forces
What is peninsula
500
Americans had more of a reason to fight, their freedom, rights, liberty and property were all at stake
What is motivation
500
Patriotic organization composed of merchants, craftspeople and other colonists
Who is the Sons of Liberty