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THIS BATTLE WAS THE MAJOR TURNING POINT FOR THE

AMERICANS

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Saratoga

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THIS WAS THE FIRST MAJOR BATTLE BETWEEN AMERICAN

AND BRITISH FORCES

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Bunker Hill

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IN THIS BATTLE THE FRENCH NAVY HELPED THE AMERICANS

WIN BY PREVENTING THE BRITISH FROM ESCAPING.

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Yorktown

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THESE TWO LOCATIONS ARE WHERE THE FIRST SHOTS OF

THE WAR WERE FIRED.

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Lexington and Concord

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THIS WAS WASHINGTON’S FIRST VICTORY AND KEPT HIS

ARMY ALIVE DURING THE WINTER OF 1776.

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WE CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY IN

REMEMBRANCE OF THIS DAY AND YEAR

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July 4, 1776

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THIS MAN DRAFTED THE ACTUAL DECLARATION OF

INDEPENDENCE ITSELF

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Thomas Jefferson

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THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE FOUR PARTS OF THE

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

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Preamble

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ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION, ALL PEOPLE ARE

BORN WITH THESE THREE RIGHTS.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of

Happiness

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ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF

INDEPENDENCE, THIS IS THE MAIN JOB OF GOVERNMENT.

To protect our rights

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HE WAS COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE COLONIAL ARMY

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GEORGE WASHINGTON

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HE LED THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS IN THEIR CAPTURE OF

FORT TICONDEROGA

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Ethan Allen

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THOUGH HE ONCE FOUGHT BRAVELY FOR THE AMERICANS, THIS MAN LATER BECAME AN INFAMOUS TRAITOR TO THE

PATRIOT CAUSE

Benedict Arnold

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THIS PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS WAS

THE FIRST TO SIGN THE DECLARATION OF

INDEPENDENCE. HIS SIGNATURE WAS ALSO THE LARGEST.

John Hancock

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THIS MAN SPENT MOST OF THE WAR IN EUROPE TRYING TO ENLIST THE HELP OF THE

FRENCH.

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Benjamin Franklin

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JOHN HANCOCK WAS THE FIRST TO SIGN IT ON JULY 4, BUT THE

COPY NOW ON DISPLAY WAS ACTUALLY SIGNED ON AUGUST 2

Declaration of Independence

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THIS DOCUMENT OFFICIALLY ENDED THE REVOLUTIONARY

WAR AND FORCED GREAT BRITAIN TO RECOGNIZE

AMERICA AS AN INDEPENDENT NATION

Treaty of Paris, 1783

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THOMAS PAINE WROTE THIS TO TELL COLONISTS WHY THEY SHOULD BREAK AWAY FROM

ENGLAND

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Common Sense

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THIS DOCUMENT WAS SENT BY THE SECOND

CONTINENTAL CONGRESS TO KING GEORGE III AS A LAST

EFFORT AT PEACE.

The Olive Branch Petition

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GEORGE WASHINGTON READ THIS THOMAS PAINE WORK ALOUD TO HIS TROOPS AT

VALLEY FORGE TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO STAY

THE COURSE OVER THE HARD WINTER

The Crisis

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AS AN EFFECT OF THE CAPTURE OF FORT TICONDEROGA BY THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, THE COLONIAL ARMY MANAGED TO

SEIZE THESE INVALUABLE ARMAMENTS

Cannons and Gunpowder

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THIS BEST SELLING PAMPHLET CAUSED MANY

AMERICANS TO THINK VERY SERIOUSLY ABOUT

DECLARING INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

Common Sense

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THIS VICTORY PROVED TO THE FRENCH THAT THE

AMERICANS COULD WIN AND CAUSED THEM TO GIVE AID

Saratoga

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BECAUSE OF THEIR LOOTING THE AMERICAN FORCES THAT WENT TO

CANADA UNDER MONTGOMERY AND ARNOLD

WERE UNABLE TO ENLIST THE HELP OF THIS GROUP

French Canadians

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AS A RESULT OF THIS BATTLE, WASHINGTON WAS FORCED TO FLEE NEW YORK

AND LEAVE IT IN THE HANDS OF THE BRITISH.

Battle of Long Island

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THE UNKNOWN SHOT THAT STARTED THE

REVOLUTIONARY WAR WAS NICKNAMED

THIS.

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THE SHOT HEART ‘ROUNDTHE WORLD

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THIS SOLDIER WROTE ABOUT HIS

EXPERIENCES DURING THE WINTER AT VALLEY

FORGE.

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Joseph Plumb Martin

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THESE MERCENARY

SOLDIERS WERE FROM GERMANY.

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HESSIANS

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THIS FRENCH COMMANDER BROUGHT

TROOPS TO AMERICA AND HELPED

WASHINGTON TRAIN AND LEAD HIS ARMY.

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MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

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THESE WERE THE SUPPOSED "FAMOUS

LAST WORDS" OF CAPTURED SPY NATHAN HALE.

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I ONLY REGRET THAT I HAVEBUT ONE LIFE TO GIVE FOR

MY COUNTRY.

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THIS SIDE HAD A STRONG NAVY

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Britain

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THIS SIDE WAS DEFENDING ITS HOMELAND

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America

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THIS SIDE HAD MORE EXPERIENCED SOLDIERS AND GENERALS

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Britain

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THIS SIDE HAD A MORE MONEY AND RESOURCES

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British

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MANY ON THIS SIDE ALREADY OWNED RIFLES AND KNEW HOW TO USE THEM

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America

"WE COLONISTS SHOULD BE GREATFUL FOR BRITISH RULE AND PROTECTION."

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Loyalist

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"THE KING IS VIOLATING THE RIGHTS OF BRITISH CITIZENS."

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Patriot

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"IT'S TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE... IT'S TOO LATE."

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Patriot

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"IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT THE COLONIES HELP PAY FOR THE DEBT OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR."

Loyalist

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"TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION IS TYRANNY!"

Patriot

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GEORGE WASHINGTON COMMANDED THIS ARMY.

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Continental

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THIS THOMAS PAINE PAMPHLET EXPLAINED WHY COLONISTS

SHOULD BREAK AWAY FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

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Common Sense

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WASHINGTON HAD THIS READ TO HIS MEN TO TELL THEM NOT TO BE

"SUNSHINE SOLDIERS"

The Crisis

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THIS SPY RING HELPED WASHINGTON KEEP AN EYE ON THE BRITISH IN NEW

YORK CITY.

Culper Gang

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THIS BRITISH GENERAL SURRENDERED IN 1781, ENDING THE

REVOLUTIONARY WAR

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Charles Cornwallis

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THIS FRENCHMAN HELPED WASHINGTON TOWARDS THE END OF THE WAR AND DURING THE BATTLE

OF YORKTOWN

Marquis de Lafayette

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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS SENT TO

THIS KING.

King George III

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THIS ENGLISHMAN SYPATHIZED WITH THE AMERICAN CAUSE AND WROTE A PAMPLET TO CONVINCE

COLONISTS TO BREAK AWAY.

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Thomas Paine

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THIS BRITISH GENERAL WANTED TO CUT THE COLONIES IN HALF

BY CAPTURING ALBANY BUT LOST HIS ENTIRE ARMY AT SARATOGA.

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John Burgoyne

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THIS POLISH ENGINEER HELPED DESIGN THE DEFENSES AT

SARATOGA

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Thaddeus Kosciusko

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THIS MODERN DAY STATE CONTAINS THE SITES OF THE BATTLES OF SARATOGA AND LONG ISLAND.

New York

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THIS EUROPEAN NATION HELPED THE AMERICANS

DURING THE WAR AND HOSTED THE SIGINING OF THE TREATY

TO END THE REVOLUTION.

France

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NOT ONLY DID GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THOMAS

JEFFERSON COME FROM THIS COLONY, IT WAS ALSO THE SITE OF THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN.

Virginia

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THIS IS THE MODERN EUROPEAN NATION WHERE HESSIAN

MERCENARIES CAME FROM.

Germany

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THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND IN

THIS COLONY.

Pennsylvania

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THESE AMERICAN SOLDIERS WERE MEN THAT COULD BE

READY IN A MINUTE'S NOTICE

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Minutemen

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VERMONT, THE GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE, IS WHERE THESE BOYS CAME

FROM.

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Green Mountain

Boys

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THIS DOCUMENT DECLARED THAT THE COLONIES WERE

INDEPENDENT FROM BRITAIN.

Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

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BRITAIN FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN

INDEPENDENCE WITH THE SIGNING OF THIS

TREATY IN PARIS IN THE YEAR 1783.

The Treaty of The Treaty of Paris, 1783Paris, 1783

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THIS WAS A STRATEGY USED BY THE BRITISH NAVY TO BLOCK OFF AID FROM COMING INTO

ANY AMERICAN PORTS.

BlockadeBlockade

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