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The American Revolution (8.19-8.20)

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Battle of Trenton   Washington crossed the Delaware River to lead a surprise attack against the Hessians in New Jersey on Christmas night; encouraged American soldiers to re-enlist  
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Battle of Princeton   Washington led Americans to victory shortly after the Battle of Trenton; helped to keep soldiers from giving up and increased enlistment in the army  
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Battles of Saratoga   American's victory here stopped the British plan to separate New England from the rest of the colonies  
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Valley Forge   where Washington's army spent the winter in '76-'77; soldiers experienced great hardships; soldiers received extra training from foreign allies  
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Battle of King's Mountain   British forced to retreat here with the help of the Over Mountain Boys from East TN; helped to bring more Southern support for the Patriot cause  
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Battle of Yorktown   last major battle; aided by the French, Washington surrounded British Gen. Cornwallis & forced him to surrender; led British gov to sign peace treaty  
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George Washington   Commander of the Continental Army  
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Benedict Arnold   US General who became a traitor by trying to sell military secrets  
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Hessians   hired German soldiers who fought for the British  
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Marquis de La Fayette   French nobleman's son who came to America to help Patriot cause; an aid to Washington  
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Baron (Friedrich) von Steuben   from Prussia, helped train Washington's troops at Valley Forge  
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Francis Marion   known as the "Swamp Fox" because of his guerrilla warfare tactics  
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"The Crisis"   encouraged soldiers and colonists to keep on fighting for the Patriot cause  
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Thomas Paine   wrote "The Crisis"  
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Mount Vernon   the home George Washington returned to following the Revolution  
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guerilla warfare   surprise attacks from behind cover; unlike the European style of fighting out in the open  
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Over Mountain Boys   soldiers from East TN who fought for Patriots and helped secure a victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina  
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Ben Franklin   representative from Pennsylvania at the Continental Congress; visited France to persuade France to become US allies  
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Tories   another name for Loyalists  
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Treaty of Paris   the terms of agreement ending the American Revolution; written by John Jay,  
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Battles of Saratoga   American victory which convinced France to become our allies  
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George Washington   resolved the conflict between soldiers and Congress after Congress did not pay soldiers who had fought and won the American Revolution  
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Deborah Sampson   disguised herself as a man and fought with the Continental Army  
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blockade   British ships blocked American ports, preventing supplies and reinforcements from reaching the Continental Army.\  
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