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Revolutionary War CP
8th Grade
Question | Answer |
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Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of the American Revolution. |
Battle of Yorktown | Decisive battle of the American Revolution. The U.S. wins independence from Great Britain. |
Lexington and Concord | First Battles of the American Revolution |
Loyalists | Colonists who support England and the King. |
Patriots | Colonists who support independence from Great Britian. |
George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army. Defeated the British at Yorktown. |
Lord Cornwallis | Leader of British Army that surrendered at Yorktown. |
Valley Forge | Harsh winter that Washington and his men endured. |
The Crisis | A series of phamplets that encouraged colonists to keep fighting. |
Treaty of Paris 1783 | Agreement that ended the American Revolution. |
Marquis de Lafayette | A French nobleman that offered his aid and money to help the American cause. |