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| Question | Answer |
| First Continental Congress | A gathering of delegates from all the colonies, except Georgia, to discuss the relationship between G. Britain and America |
| Patriots | Colonists who chose to fight for independence from G. Britain |
| Minutemen | Soldiers who were known to arrive to battle in less than a minute |
| Redcoats | A nickname given to British soldiers because of their red coats |
| 2nd Continental Congress | A meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphiato decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord |
| Continental Army | The army in 1775 which defended the American Colonies from Britain |
| George Washington | General who commanded the Continental Army |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | Battle in Boston that showed colonists that they could fight well against British |
| Common Sense | 47 page pamphlet that argued the rights of the citizens. -questioned CORRUPT MONARCHIES -Stated that it was COMMON SENSE to have freedom |
| Thomas Paine | Author of Common Sense -Influenced many colonists |
| Dec. of Independence | A legal document made for the U.S. to break away from Britain. -Written by T. Jefferson |
| Thomas Jefferson | Author of the Dec. of Independence |
| Loyalist | Colonists who fought for G. Britain |
| Mercenaries | Foreign soldiers |
| Battle of Trenton | Patriot victory that captured over 900 British soldiers -happened in NJ -first war to break a MAJOR war code -Patriots struck on a holiday |
| Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of the revolution, greatest win for U.S. |
| Lafayette | Young French man, inspired the Revolutionary War. -gave $200,00 of his own money -asked French to support America |
| Baron Freidrich Von Steuban | An experienced military leader, helped American Troops |
| Bernardo de Galvez | Governor of Spanish Louisianna -drove out British from Florida and other places down in the south |
| John Paul Jones | Naval hero, helped defeat British -known as "Father of the Navy" |
| George Rogers Clark | Volunteered to lead western campaign, helped win fort sackville |
| Francis Marion | A skilled patriot. He organized Marion's Brigade, a group of Guerilla warfare soldiers |
| Battle of Yorktown | Last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution. -British surrendered at the end |
| Treaty of Paris | A legal document in which Great Britain recognized U.S. independence. |
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