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The American Revolution 1776-1788, The War Continues/The War Moves West & South

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show the governor of Louisiana  
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When Congress printed millions of dollars worth of paper money with little gold and silver to back it up, the price of goods in the colonies...   show
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show Loyalists  
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show Privateer  
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show not strong  
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show blockade  
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show George Rogers Clark  
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Most Native Americans sided with the _________during the war.   show
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At first the British did well in the South but ____________by Patriots caught them off guard.   show
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The British decided to concentrate their efforts in the South partly because the South had many___________.   show
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Even with foreign help, raising money for the war was still ____________ for the Americans.   show
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The thirteen American warships that the Continental Congress ordered to be built _____________.   show
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The British hoped to use their sea power and the support of loyalists in the South to win __________.   show
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show New England Colonies  
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Spain's attacks on British forts in places such as Mobile helped the Americans by diverting British troops from_____________.   show
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Where did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?   show
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show the Marquis de Lafayette  
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show Saratoga  
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Which problem caused Congress to stop issuing paper money?   show
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show keeping his army together  
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The "Swamp Fox" known for his imaginative war tactics, is...   show
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"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." This quote is attributed to _________who was hanged by the British for spying.   show
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show guerrilla warfare  
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The man who turned the ragged Continental Army into a more efficient fighting force was....   show
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show Chief Joseph Brandt  
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show Henry Hamilton  
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show George Rogers Clark  
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Financing the war was a problem for the Americans because the Continental Congress had no power to raise money through ________.   show
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show Ben Franklin  
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show Cornwallis  
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After a failed campaign in the South, Cornwallis retreated here to await new orders and badly needed supplies   show
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show Slavery  
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Briefly describe the important role that colonial women played in helping the Patriotic cause   show
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