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Chapter 5 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Baron von Steuden | went to Valley Forge & taught American soldiers how to fight & use weapons |
| Great Britain & France | claimed land that is today Western PA |
| Stamp Act | placed a tax on all paper things that were sold in the colonies |
| Fort Pitt | built where Fort Duquesne was burned down |
| Common Sense | a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that gave reason why the colonies should separate from Britain |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Edward Braddock | British general that was defeated & killed in French & Indian War |
| Haym Salomon | banker, loaned money to the Continental Congress |
| Half King | Seneca chief who was a guide for the British |
| John Dickinson | wrote to King George to try to solve their differences |
| Ben Franklin | went to France to ask for help to fight the British |
| Anthony Wayne | a brave general, nicknamed "Mad Anthony" |
| Betsy Ross | we believe George Washington asked her to help design & sew the 1st American flag |
| Molly Pitcher | carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth |
| George Washington | leader of the Continental Army, his winter camp was in Valley Forge |
| tax | money people pay to the government |
| Great Runaway | when scared settlers fled from Native Americans & Loyalist who were attacking them in Wyoming Valley |
| minutemen | men who are willing to fight with a minutes notice |