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date; declaration of independence adopted

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July 4, 1776

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date’ battle of saratoga

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1777

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date; battle of york town

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1781

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date; treaty of Paris

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1783

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colonies sent a petition to George III to repair their relationship

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olive branch petition

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6
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continental congress issued a document entitled what

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declaration of the causes and necessity of taking up arms

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listed the reasons why America needed to fight

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continental congress

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the king issued the _____________

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proclamation of rebellion

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parliament issued what acts, removing parliamentary protection from the colonies

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prohibitory acts

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German soldiers

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hessians

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who wrote common sense

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Thomas Paine

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if America would fight, it was ____ that they should fight for independence due to violation of rights

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common sense

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who proposed that america should be free from England

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Richard Henry Lee

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14
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who led the committee that wrote the document

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Thomas Jefferson

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date; the declaration was finished, marked date of America’s independence

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july 4, 1776

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most important human statement of political principles in history

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declaration of independence

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God created all men; all men must be treated the same

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js know it

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18
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how many reasons were listed for independence

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27

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19
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who had violated colonial charters

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George III

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the colonists were no longer responsible to be obedient to him

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George III

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21
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heritage of freedom is what

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English precedent

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22
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founding fathers were influenced by

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John Locke
William blackstone

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social contract theory; individuals have the right to life, liberty, and property

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John locke

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commentaries on the laws of England

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William blackstone

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who supported independence from England
patriots (whigs)
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who supported the king and his authority
loyalists (Tories)
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some advantages for the patriots
experienced military leaders british hindrances (weather) war was unpopular in England
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disadvantages for the Patriots
lack of unity difficulty financing the war maintenance the army was challenging
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appointed superintendent of finance
Robert Morris
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polish Jew who helped finance the war
haym Solomon
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led British troops to New York after fleeing Boston
general William Howe
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Washington attempted to stop him, but someone led a British fleet that forced Washington to retreat
Lord Richard Howe
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the ____ occupied New York City
British
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who abandoned New York City and fled to New Jersey
washington
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after Washington crossed the Delaware river, they defeated ____ in Trenton on christmas
hessians
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who was sent to capture Washington in NJ
Charles Cornwallis
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their armies met where on January 3, 1777
princeton
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the British planned a three part assault to divide the colonies in 2
british plan
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what three generals would lead the assault
Burgoyne, st. leger, and Howe
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colonial general who committed treason when he handled over west point and detected to the British
Benedict arnold
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what general almost completed his part, but the other two generals did not
Burgoyne
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Burgoyne was surrounded by who and forced to surrender at where
general Horatio gates; Saratoga
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turning point of the war for independence
battle of saratoga
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general Howe defeated washington at ____ and _____
brandywine and Germantown
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those victories led to the British capture of where
philadelphia
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Howe controlled PA; Washington's army retreated and suffered in where
valley forge
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offered to give up its power to tax colonies or pass laws
British proposal
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what did America do to the british proposal
refused it
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replaced gen. Howe and abandoned Philadelphia in the spring of 1778 and moved to NYC
sir Henry Clinton
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who was defeated at Monmouth
washington
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led the patriots on the frontier
george Rogers Clark
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native american leader who helped the british; became a missionary to his ppl.
Joseph Brant
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recaptured Stony point for the patriots
Anthony wayne
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America did not have what
official navy
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civilian captains and ships (fought most of the naval battles)
privateers
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led a campaign vs. the patriots in the south
general Cornwallis
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who's known as the swamp fox
Francis Marion
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who's known as the game cock
Thomas Sumter
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checked the advance of the British
battle of kings mountain
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whose the fighting quaker
nathanael greene
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led the british away from their reinforcements
nathanael greene
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who abandoned the territory he had conquered and retreated to the coast
cornwallis
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who waited in yorktown, VA for reinforcements from England
Cornwallis
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who attacked Cornwallis from the north with the french
washington
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a french fleet led by who blocked the entrance to Chesapeake bay
comte de grasse
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cornwallis was forced to surrender when
October 19, 1781
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who led french reinforcements south with washington to invade Yorktown
comte de Rochambeau
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who gave up the fight and surrendered in 1783
britain
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who agreed to give up all the land in the new world and recognized America as "free, and independent"
British
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who regained Florida
spain
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France won what
trade advantages and satisfaction of defeating britain
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