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SS chp.6
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the American general who defeated Burgyone? | General Herashio Gates |
| Privateers | privately owned ships equipped with weapons |
| Treaty of Paris | end of the war (official) |
| Nathan Hale | "I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country" |
| Why did the British want to control the Hudson River? | So they could separate New England Colonies from the Middle Colonies |
| What the Congress failed to pay pensions and other debt to the militiamen what happened? | They refused to disband the continental army |
| what outpost was defended by 1,000 loyalists? | Kings mtn. but the patriots won |
| What did the British play when they surrendered? | "The world turned upside down" |
| What did the Patriots play when they won the war? | "Yankee Doodle" |
| What women disguised herself as a boy to enlist in the army? | Deborah Sampson |
| blockade? | set up to prevent someone from getting somewhere |
| Who took her husbands place on the battlefield when he died? | Margaret Corbit |
| Colonel George Rogers Clark tried to get what west colonies to continue trade? | Vincennes and Cascasia |
| Who commanded the British forces in the south? | Cornwallis |
| recruit | joins the army |
| Who was Francis Marion? | successful guerilla warfare leader |
| Green mtn. boys fought where? | Crown point and fort ticonderoga |
| Who won @ saratoga? | patriots b/c the british reinforcements never arrived |
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