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Commander in Chief of Continental Army
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Who is George Washington?
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Fought naval battles against British in their own waters. Said, “I have not yet begun to fight!”
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Who was John Paul Jones?
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Stirred colonists against British policies with her writings; She is considered “First Lady” of the American Revolution
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Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
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Wrote Common Sense and The Crisis “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
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Who was Thomas Paine?
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U.S. ambassador to France during American Revolution
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Who was Benjamin Franklin?
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Commander of British Army in the South, surrendered at Yorktown.
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Who was General Cornwallis?
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Nineteen year old French noble who helped the Americans.
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Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
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Trained the American Army at Valley Forge.
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Who was Baron von Steuben?
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Governor of Spanish Louisiana; captured British forts on Gulf Coast.
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Who was Bernardo De Galvez?
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Became a foreigner when he committed treason against the U.S.
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Who was Benedict Arnold?
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Americans who favored independence from England.
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Who were the Patriots?
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German mercenaries hired by the British to fight in America.
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Who were the Hessians?
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Americans who wanted to remain part of Great Britain.
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Who were the Loyalists?
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Ben Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay
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Who were the Americans who negotiated the Treaty of Paris?
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Salem Poor & Peter Salem
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Who were 2 African Americans who fought for the U.S. in the American Revolution?
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Treaty that ended the American Revolution
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What is the Treaty of Paris?
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Place where Continental Army spent winter, suffered hardships, and learned European style fighting.
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What is Valley Forge?
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British army defeated by Gen. Gates; turning point of the Revolution
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What is the Battle of Saratoga?
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Washington’s army defeated the Hessians after crossing the Delaware River on Christmas Eve.
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What is the Battle of Trenton?
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Style of hit and run tactics used by Francis Marion (the Swamp Fox) in the South against Cornwallis.
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What is guerrilla warfare?
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American capital during the Revolution
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What is Philadelphia?
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Western boundary of U.S. following Treaty of Paris
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What is the Mississippi River?
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Leadership of George Washington, fighting on home territory, help from France and Spain
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What are American advantages during the American Revolution?
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Revolutions in France and Poland
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What is an effect of the American Revolution in Europe?
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France and Spain decided to recognize the U.S. and send military aid to America
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Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?
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