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Common Sense
A. Common Sense was written on January 9, 1776.
B. It was written by Thomas Paine.
C. The purpose was to give the Americans hope.
D. it succeded, the Americans went on to win the war. -
Decalration of Independence
A. The purpose of The Declaration of Independence was to explain why the colonies decided to seperate from Great Britian.
B. The preamble is the introduction to The Declaration of Independence.
C. First section- When in the course of human events,it becomes necessary for one people to desolve the political bands.
D. The second section lists the rights of all people.
E. The third section describes the grievances of the King or Parliament.
F. America was an independent country. -
Crossing the Delaware 1776
A. The Americans were going to attack Trenton and had to cross the Delaware River.
B. The Hessians were guarding Trenton and they are called mercenaries.
C. The Americans won and they had high spirits. -
Retreat From New York
A. The fighting shifted to the southern colonies.
B. George Washington had a commander in the field with no knowledge.
C. He was an American Patriot.
D. The Americans had very low spirits. -
The Battle of Saratoga 1777
A. The goal for the British was to take control of the North.
B. The British plan was to capture New York, Albany, and the Hudson River.
C. The British plan failed because they did not make it to New York.
D. The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the war. -
Help From Overseas 1778
A. The French waited to help the Americans to make sure they are going to the winning side.
B. The French were the first to form an alliance with the Americans.
C. Von Steuben was an American traitor.
D. Von Steuben's job was to train the American army. -
Defending the Frontier 1778
A. The Americans sent Von Steuben to defend the frontier.
B. The Americans succeeded in defending the frontier.
C. A result was that the British did not capture the frontier. -
Valley Forge Winter 1777-1778
A. Valley Forge is located in Pennsylvania.
B. The British were camped in Philadelphia for the winter.
C. The conditions for the Americans were very harsh. It was freezing cold and their feet were bleading.
D. The winter at Valley Forge was a turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
British Advance South
A. General Cornwallis captured Yorktown and Philadelphia.
B. The guerrilla tactics are to hit-and-run.
C. Francis Marion was an American officer who fought in the war.
D. The Southern Loyalists were recruiting in the backcountry. -
Spain Joins the Fight 1779-1781
A. Spain controlled all of West Florida.
B. Spain wanted to get Florida back by helping the Americans.
C. Spain fought along side the Americans.
D. Spain eventually became America's second official alliance.
