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Chapter 6

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Author of "Common Sense" who ridiculed the idea of rule by kings.   Thomas Paine  
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Who introduced the Virginia resolution to Congress?   Richard Henry Lee  
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What is a formal complaint?   grievance  
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introduction   preamble  
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Proclaimed that the United Colonies should be free and independent States.   Virginia Resolution  
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Paine's "Common "Sense" pamphlet increased support for this in the colonies...   Independence  
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The Declaration of Independence is based on the idea of what?   Natural rights  
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Both Patriots and Loyalists were a what at the start of 1776?   Minority  
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John Adams and who suggested only minor changes to Jefferson's writing in the Declaration of Independence?   Benjamin Franklin  
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?   Thomas Jefferson  
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When did Congress APPROVE the Declaration of Independence?   July 4, 1776  
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When was the Declaration of Independence SIGNED?   August 2, 1776  
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A French noble who became a high ranking officer in Washington's army   Marquis de Lafayette  
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A German baron who directed the training of Washington's army   Friedrich von Steuben  
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Casimir Pulaski led and trained these mounted troops for the Continental army   Calvary  
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In Trenton, Washington's soliders captured almost a thousand of these   Hessian mercenaries  
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What British commander gathered his forces on Staten Island in the summer of 1776?   Sir William Howe  
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Who wrote a pamphlet called "The Crisis" that helped raise morale when American spirits were low?   Thomas Paine  
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What Battle was considered a turning point of the Revolutionary War?   Battle of Saratoga  
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Where did Washington's army spend the hard winter of 1777-1778   Valley Forge, PA  
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Connecticut officer who volunteered for a dangerous spy duty to collect information about British battle plans on Long Island   Nathan Hale  
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What river did Washington and his troops cross to attack the enemy on Christmas night, 1776?   Delaware River  
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Soliders who are paid to fight for a country other than their own   Mercenaries  
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Reason; careful thought   Logic  
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Fail to keep or infringe on   Violate  
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Of great importance   Vital  
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To change from one thing or condition to another   Transform  
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Formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal.   Alliance  
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People not in the military.   Civilians  
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Paper money printed by Congress   Continentals  
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To keep within certain limits   Confine  
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Armed civilian ships that had their govenrments permission to attack enemy ships and keep their goods.   Privateers  
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People who change sides in a conflict   Traitors  
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General who took charge of the Continental army in the South in 1780   Nathanael Greene  
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British commander who surrendered at Yorktown   Charles Cornwallis  
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Fighters who work in small bands and make hit-and-run attacks   Guerrillas  
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Following the capture of Charles Town, the British took over all of....   South Carolina  
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American General Daniel Morgan won a clear victory in the Battle of...   Cowpens  
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The treaty ending the American Revolutionary War was signed where   Paris  
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The ideals of the Declaration of Independence helped to inspire leaders of what Revolution in 1789?   French  
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