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Vocabulary

Battles

a formal agreement between two powers to work a formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal.-together toward a common goal.-

What is an Alliance?What is an Alliance?

Soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own-

What are What are MercenariesMercenaries ??

Known as a person who turns against one side in a conflict to Known as a person who turns against one side in a conflict to help the other sidehelp the other side

What is What is a Traitora Traitor

Otherwise known as formal complaintsOtherwise known as formal complaints

What are What are Grievances?Grievances?

What is the Preamble?What is the Preamble?

The declaration begins with this, otherwise The declaration begins with this, otherwise known as an introductionknown as an introduction

This man tried to sell the plans of This man tried to sell the plans of West Point to the BritishWest Point to the British

Who was Benedict Who was Benedict Arnold?Arnold?

This man wrote This man wrote Common SenseCommon Sense to to rally the people in the colonies to rally the people in the colonies to

challenge British rulechallenge British rule

Who is Thomas Paine?Who is Thomas Paine?

This man was a spy for the Continental This man was a spy for the Continental Army who upon getting caught let out the Army who upon getting caught let out the

famous words, “my only regret is having but famous words, “my only regret is having but one life to give for my country”-one life to give for my country”-

Who is Nathan Who is Nathan Hale?Hale?

This is the German baron who helped This is the German baron who helped train the Continental Army (like having train the Continental Army (like having

Michael Jordan for your shooting coach)-Michael Jordan for your shooting coach)-

Who is Freidrich Who is Freidrich von Steuben?von Steuben?

This man led and trained the This man led and trained the cavalry of the Continental Army cavalry of the Continental Army (we used to get a day off school (we used to get a day off school

for him as well for him as well )-)-

Who is Casimir Who is Casimir Pulaski?Pulaski?

The site where the winter of 1777-1778 nearly The site where the winter of 1777-1778 nearly broke the Continental Army with its rough broke the Continental Army with its rough

conditions and lack of vital suppliesconditions and lack of vital supplies

What was Valley What was Valley Forge?Forge?

This was the battle in which Washington This was the battle in which Washington surprised the Hessian soldiers early on the surprised the Hessian soldiers early on the

day after Christmasday after Christmas

What was the Battle What was the Battle of Trenton?of Trenton?

This battle site marked the “turning point of This battle site marked the “turning point of the war” for the Continental Armythe war” for the Continental Army

What was the Battle of What was the Battle of Saratoga?Saratoga?

This is the area of the United States This is the area of the United States that general Cornwallis put his that general Cornwallis put his

attention towards in the later stages of attention towards in the later stages of the warthe war

What was the South?What was the South?

This is the place where General Cornwallis This is the place where General Cornwallis had to surrender his army to the had to surrender his army to the

ContinentalsContinentals

What was Yorktown?What was Yorktown?

The overall strategy of the Continental Army against the much larger British force

What was What was Attack and Attack and

Retreat/Hit and RunRetreat/Hit and Run ??

This is a group of fighters who work in This is a group of fighters who work in small bands to make hit-and-run attackssmall bands to make hit-and-run attacks

What were What were Guerrillas?Guerrillas?

To help win the war at sea against To help win the war at sea against Britain’s powerful Navy, the Britain’s powerful Navy, the

Continental government utilized these Continental government utilized these private forces to help their efforts in private forces to help their efforts in

waterwater

What are Privateers?What are Privateers?

To help raise morale in the Army To help raise morale in the Army Thomas Paine urged the Americans to Thomas Paine urged the Americans to support their army with this pamphletsupport their army with this pamphlet

What was What was The The Crisis?Crisis?

This is the strategy the British This is the strategy the British hoped to utilize with the Colonies hoped to utilize with the Colonies (basically cutting them off from (basically cutting them off from

one another)-one another)-

What was divide and What was divide and conquer?conquer?

To pay and supply troops-Congress To pay and supply troops-Congress printed these-eventually they became printed these-eventually they became

worthlessworthless

What were What were Continentals?Continentals?

The soldiers in Trenton were known as this. The soldiers in Trenton were known as this. Mercenaries from a German state fighting Mercenaries from a German state fighting

for the Britishfor the British

Who were the Who were the Hessians?Hessians?

She was a famous case of a woman She was a famous case of a woman disguising herself as a man fighting in disguising herself as a man fighting in

the Continental Army for 3 yearsthe Continental Army for 3 years

Who was Deborah Who was Deborah Sampson?Sampson?

This agreement officially ended the This agreement officially ended the Revolutionary War on April 15, 1783Revolutionary War on April 15, 1783

What was the What was the Treaty of Paris?Treaty of Paris?

This man was so efficient at Guerrilla This man was so efficient at Guerrilla attacks he won the nickname “The attacks he won the nickname “The

Swamp Fox”-Swamp Fox”-

Who was Francis Who was Francis Marion?Marion?

FINAL JEOPARDY

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The Declaration of Independence

In the Delcaration of Independence In the Delcaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson states that Thomas Jefferson states that

_____________ is the purpose of _____________ is the purpose of government. Also in what section is this government. Also in what section is this

statement foundstatement found

The purpose of government is to protect the The purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people. Found in the “Natural rights of the people. Found in the “Natural

Rights Section”Rights Section”