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8th Grade, Unit 3 - The American Revolution, Ch. 6
8th Grade, Unit 3 - The American Revolution, Ch. 6
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#parkcitymagnet #pcm #pcmhistory Unit 3 - The American Revolution, Ch. 6
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A Connecticut lawyer & the U.S.'s first ambassador. He went to France to secure an alliance.
Francis Marion
Thomas Jefferson
Benedict Arnold
Silas Deane
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Final major battle. Cornwallis is surrounded on all sides by allied troops & the French Fleet
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Boston
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Yorktown
3
Commander of the French Army during the Revolution.
Admiral de Grasse
John Paul Jones
Marquis de Lafayette
Comte d' Rocheambeau
4
The British invasion and capture of New York City. Several battles easily won by the British
Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Monmouth
5
A Polish engineer who taught the Americans how to properly build defenses.
Baron von Steuben
Comte d' Rocheambeau
Johnny Burgoyne
Casimir Pulaski
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A naval maneuver. Warships surround a region, not allowing ships in or out.
Blockade
Siege
Ambush
Guerrilla Maneuver
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Delivered intel from New York City to Long Island, & across the Sound to Connecticut
Marbleheaders
Green Mountain Boys
Culper Spy Ring
Hessians
8
Cornwallis looks for revenge for the Battle of Trenton, but instead is ambushed and defeated.
Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Cowpens
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After helping with a Declaration of Independence, he went to France to form an alliance
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Livingston
Thomas Jefferson
Roger Sherman
10
Battle tactics including ambushes, traps, hit and run tactics, & sniper fire.
Guerrilla Warfare
Napoleonic Warfare
Modern Warfare
Total Warfare
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A Connecticut Battle in 1777. British marched from Westport to Danbury & faced a deadly assault
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Battle of Bennington
Battle of Fort Griswold
Battle of Ridgefield
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The commander of the French Fleet. He defeated the British Blockade at Virginia Capes.
King Louis XVI
Admiral de Grasse
John Paul Jones
General Charles Cornwallis
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Royal Governor of Virginia offered freedom to slaves of patriots if they joined British forces.
Emancipation Proclamation
Dunmore's Proclamation
Arnold's Proclamation
Declaration of Independence
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After crossing the Delaware, Washington ambushed Hessians the morning after Christmas.
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Philadelphia
Battle of Fort Griswold
Battle of Princeton
15
Mercenary soldiers from Germany, hired to fight for the British.
Hessians
Loyalists
Tories
Minutemen
16
1783 treaty between U.S. and Great Britain. King agreed to recognize the states as independent.
Treaty of London
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Yorktown
Treaty of Ghent
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Officers under British General Benedict Arnold put 70-ish Connecticut prisoners "to the sword"
Battle of Fort Griswold
Battle of Ridgefield
Battle of Virginia Capes
Battle of Bennington
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American captain fought the British in English waters. Said “I have not yet begun to fight”
Caleb Brewster
John Paul Jones
Horatio Gates
Sir Francis Drake
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A trained soldier who fights for pay.
Militia
Spy
Ambassador
Mercenary
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Militia from Marbehead, MA, who's boats often rescued Washington and his men from defeat.
Marbleheaders
Hessians
Privateers
Minutemen
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Burgoyne surrenders. British plan to capture the Hudson River failed. French agree to send help
Battle of White Plains
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
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General Howe went to invade Philadelphia. Washington fought him, giving Congress time to escape
Battle of Savannah
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Battle of Brandywine
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Soldier's wife who fetched water to cool cannons. Her husband was wounded, so she took over
Molly Pitcher
Martha Washington
Deborah Sampson
Peggy Shippen
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Connecticut’s official state hero. A patriot spy who was caught and hanged.
James Armistead
Nathan Hale
Silas Deane
Caleb Brewster
25
A young French officer who came to America & offered his services to George Washington.
Comte d' Rocheambeau
Alexander Hamilton
Marquis de Lafayette
Bernardo de Galvez
26
The winter camp of George Washington’s Army in 1777-78. Many deserted or died from smallpox.
White Plains
Morristown
Valley Forge
York
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A Prussian officer who whips Washington’s Army into a disciplined force while at Valley Forge
Casimir Pulaski
Baron Von Steuben
Admiral de Grasse
Marquis de Lafayette
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America’s bravest patriot. America's greatest villian. Traitor.
Nathanael Greene
Horatio Gates
Benedict Arnold
Charles Lee
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3 armies would capture the Hudson River, cutting off New England from the rest of the colonies.
Howe's Plan
Quebec Campaign
Burgoyne's Plan
Saratoga Campaign
30
American slave & patriot spy. His information led to the American victory at Yorktown.
Nathan Hale
Caleb Brewster
James Armistead
Marquis de Lafayette
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Privateer & part of the Culper Spy Ring. Delivered secret intel from Long Island to Black Rock
Jonathan Trumbull
Nathan Hale
Caleb Brewster
Henry Knox
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British General who was defeated and forced to surrender his entire army at Yorktown
General Cornwallis
General Burgoyne
General Arnold
General Howe
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Too much paper money exists, so it becomes less valuable. As a result, prices rise.
Recession
Inflation
Regression
Depression
