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Great Britain recognizes the United States of America as an independent nation
What is the Treaty of Paris ?
Colonial militias clashing with British soldiers at Concord and Lexington cause American leaders to meet and make decisions
What is the Second Continental Congress ?
Determined to win the war against the Americans, King George hires German soldiers to fight for Britain
What is a mercenary ?
This was necessary for America to defend itself against the British army
What is the Continental Army?
Britain attempts to take control of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River
What is the Battle of Saratoga ?
The document explains the Americans reasons for breaking with Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence ?
This was a group of Patriot soldiers from Vermont, led by Ethan Allen
Who were the Green Mountain Boys?
Congress offers a peaceful solution to the problem with Britain
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Benedict Arnold fights for the British in exchange for money
What is a traitor?
Easy for most people to understand and argued that it was time to part
What is Common Sense?
Put cannon on the hills of Boston and forced the British out
Who is George Washington?
Victory gave Americans renewed hope
What is Victory at Trenton?
France became an ally and joined the colonist in the war against Britain
What is Battle of Saratoga?
Led the struggle to end slavery during the war
Who is Prince Hall?
A German officer that trained the soldiers and turned them into a professional army
Who is Von Steuben ?
Two European groups that fought against the British with the Americans
Who are the French and Spanish?
Determined to win and waded through icy water To capture Fort Vincennes
Who is George Rogers Clark?
Determined to win at sea and yelled “I have not yet begun to fight”
Who is John Paul Jones?
Helped Washington to defeat the British at Yorktown
What is the French navy?
Put on men’s clothing and entered the Continental Army as Robert Shurtleff
Who is Deborah Sampson?
American that told his British captors “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”
Who is Nathan Hale?
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Insisted that it was time for American colonies to declare independence from Great Britain
Who is Thomas Paine?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What are unalienable rights?
Often traveled with the army spending mornings cooking, delivering food and visiting wounded soldiers
Who is Martha Washington?