social studies
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| James Armistead | Slave who acted as a spy for Washington.
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| Haym Salomon | Wealthy jewish patriot who loaned large sums of money to the war effort.
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| Yorktown | Last real battle of the Revolution; Cornwallis surrendered.
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| Blockade | Navy ships are used to keep merchant ships from entering or leaving harbors.
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| Privateer | Privately owned ship outfitted with weapons.
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| Mercenaries | Soldiers that are hired from another country; in this case the king of England hired hessians from Germany.
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| Inflation | When it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods.
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| Recruit | Getting men to enlist in the military.
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| Marquis de Lafayette | Volunteer from France who wanted to join the battle for freedom.
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| Ambush | Surprise attack.
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| Siege | Forcing surrender by blocking movement of people and goods.
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| Bernardo de Galvez | Spanish governor of Louisiana who had supplies shipped up the Mississippi to help the patriots against the British.
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| Ratify | To officially approve something.
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| Wentworth Cheswell | Free African american patriot who made a midnight ride to warm about British troop movements.
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| Valley Forge | Where Washington and his troops wintered over in 1177-78; many died from exposure, disease, and starvation.
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