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Unit 2 Vocab

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Lexington and Concord The first shots of the American revolution were fired at these two battles outside of Boston in April 1775.
Lexington and Concord Called the shot heard around the world.
Bunker hill the first major battle of the American revolution; fought at Breeds hill outside of Boston.
Bunker hill This was a British victory but the Americans inflicted heavy casualties on them which boosted their confidence and made them believe that they could win.
Declaration of Independence A document written by Thomas Jefferson; passed by Continental Congress in July 1776.
Declaration of Independence Officially declared that the United States was a separate country from Great Britain; listed complaints or grievances against King George III; explained reasons why America should declare its independence.
Trenton and Princeton battles in which George Washington outwitted the British army and won victories that boosted Americans morale to keep fighting.
Saratoga Battle that was the turning point of the war; fought in upstate New York in 1777.
Saratoga Battle that convinced France to make an alliance with the United States.
Valley Forge Camp outside of Philadelphia where the Continental Army suffered through winter but were trained and became a more professional army.
Kings mountain Battle fought on the southern frontier by the over-mountain men against Loyalists; American victory and turned the tide of the war in the south.
Guerrilla Warfare Type of warfare the Continental Army used on the British army in the south; destroyed supply lines and burned bridges instead of facing them in battle.
Yorktown Last battle of the American Revolution in Oct 1781; place where the French navy trapped General Charles Cornwallis on a peninsula and laid siege to the British army.
Loyalists Also called Tories, these were Americans that sided with Great Britain during the American Revolution.
Treaty of Paris 1783 Agreement that ended the American Revolution; US received its independence and got all the land to the Mississippi River.
George Washington Commander of the Continental army.
Charles Cornwallis British general that surrendered to Washington and the French at Yorktown.
Thomas Jefferson Member of Second Continental Congress that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Paine Scottish immigrant that wrote Common Sense and The Crisis.
Benedict Arnold Hero of the Battle of Saratoga but betrayed the United States and joined the British.
Benjamin Franklin Founding father responsible for obtaining an alliance with France during the Revolutionary War.
Francis Marion Also called the "Swamp Fox"; he was an American that practiced guerrilla warfare in South Carolina.
Patrick Henry Member of Continental Congress, famous for saying, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
Marquis de LaFayette French officer that was one of Washington's advisors and generals.
Baron von Steuben Prussian army officer that trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Hessians German mercenaries that fought for the British.
Grievance Cause for complaint or protest due to unfair treatment.
Unalienable rights Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Common Sense Pamphlet written to encourage Americans to become independent from Great Britain.
Self-Evident Obvious.
Tyrant A cruel or oppressive ruler.
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