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Revolution vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nathan Hale | captured behind British lines trying to spy for the Americans |
| King George III | his taxations and poor treatment of colonies led to Revolution. Refused Olive Branch Petition |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French noble who brought soldiers to help the colonies |
| Abigail Adams | Married to Sam Adams. Tried to promote women's rights by writing letters to her husband while working on Declaration of Independence |
| Ben Franklin | inventor, statesman , signer of Declaration of Independence.Delegate to the Constitutional Convention |
| General Cornwallis | commanded the British forces in the south. Lost to the Americans in the final battle of the Revolution at Yorktown |
| John Hancock | merchant and protestant leader, accused of smuggling by customs officials |
| Molly Pitcher | took husbands place in battle. Earned nickname by bringing water to thirsty soldiers in battle |
| Hessians | German soldiers that helped the British |
| John Locke | English philosopher who wrote that people were born with natural rights to life, liberty and property |
| Benedict Arnold | was 1st a general in the American army but swapped to help the British |
| Fredrich Von Steuben | served in the Prussian army and helped train the American army |
| Bernardp de Galvez | Spanish governor of Louisiana, raised an army that forced British soldiers out of Baton rouge and Natchez |
| French role in Revolution | supplied Americans with troops, equipment, money and naval support |
| "I have not yet begun to fight" | John Paul Jones said this to the British |
| " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" | Nathan Hale |
| The Enlightenment | many educated colonists believed that knowledge, reason and science could improve society |
| British advantages/disadvantages | carry supplies, strong army and navy, but didn't know the land |
| American advantages/disadvantages | place to put supplies, knew the land, but weak army and no navy |
| Battle of Trenton | American victory,Washington crosses the Delaware to score quick victory against Hessianson Christmas Day |
| Valley Forge | Many American soldiers died at valley forge |
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