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Common Sence
a) Common sense was written in 1776.
b) Thomas Paine wrote common sense.
c) To declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776.
d) The got freedom and independence, but a lot of people died. -
Retreat From New York
a) British shifted their attention to the southern colonies.
b) It was a defeat for the Continental Army, and it was the first major battle for the American Revolutionary War.
c) Nathan hale was a soldier for the Contenental Army during the Revolutionary War.
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Declaration of Independence
a) To explain too foreign nations why the colonies desided to seperate from Great Britain.
b) The introduction to the Declaration of Independence.
c) The first section of the Declaration of Independence is about certain rights such as life and liberty.
d) The second part of the Declaration of Independence is a list of grievances (complaints).
e) That the rights should free and independent states.
f) The states were now free and independent. -
Crossing the Delaware
a)Thet went to attack Trenton, New Jersey. They had to cross the Delaware River.
b) The Hessians were guarding Trenton, New Jersey. The Americans won,catching many Hessians.
c) Americans suffered many losees because a lot of people died. -
Valley Forge Winter 1777-1778
a) It was near Schuylkill River in Pennsyvania.
b) The British occupied Philadelphia during the winter of 1777.
c) The Americans suffered from lack of clothing, and 2,000 people approximatley died due to disease.
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Defending the Frontier
a) The Americans sent the Idians to defend there frontier.
b) Yes the had success because they got help from people to defend there frontier.
c) The result was good because they got people to help them defend there frontier which helped them a lot. -
British Advance South
a) General Cornwallis captured Philadelphia (the rebels capital) and South Carolina.
b) Guerrilla tactics is form of irregular warfare used in ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility.
c) Francis Marion was a military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.
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Brighter days
a) The Patriot Militia won the battle of Kings Mountain in 1780.
b) he was the major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.
c) There was a major turning in the war's Southern campaign. -
Final Battle Yorktown 1781
a) He moved to Yorktown after the Battle of Cowpens.
b) First because he surrendered 8,000 British soldiers. Second is because they lost the war because they surrendered.
c) The British lost the war because general Cornwallis surrendered 8,00 soldiers. -
Treaty of Paris
a) They agreed to remove all of its troops from the new nation.
b) John Adams and Benjamin Franklin were sent to negotiate peace.
c) The results for the Americans were great because they won!
