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37 Cards in this Set
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What was Ben Franklin known for
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Convinced France to become America's allay
Helped negotiate the treaty of Paris |
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William Franklin
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Ben Franklin's son
Royal Governor of NJ |
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George Washington
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Commander of the Continental Army
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Margaret Corbin
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A woman who fought in the Revolutionary War
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Mary Ludwig Hayes McCally
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Molly Pitcher
Brought water to the troops on the front line at the Battle of Monmouth NJ |
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Debrah Sampson
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Disguised herself as a man and fought in the war
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William Howe
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Commander of all British troops in America
Led British troops at Bunker Hill |
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Nathan Hale
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A patriot spy that was captured and hung by the British
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Alexander Hamilton
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Aid to George Washington during the Revolution
First Secretary of the Treasury |
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Hugh Mercer
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Best friend of George Washington
Mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton |
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Henry Knox
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General in charge of artillary
First secretary of war |
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Johann Rall
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Heshian colonel killed at Trenton
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Charles Cornwallis
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French General that surrendered at Yorktown
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John Burgoine
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His plan for British victory involved capturing Albany
Surrendered at Saratoga |
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Barry St Leger
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Part of the failed plan to capture Albany
Defeated at Fort Stanwix |
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Benedict Arnold
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Led Patriot forces to victory at Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Stanwix
Traiter |
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Horacio Gates
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Defeated the British at Saratoga
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Bernardo DeGalvez
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Spanish Governor of Louisiana
Raised a Spanish army and fought the British |
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Marquis DeLafayette
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French Nobelman aid to George Washington
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Thaddes Kosciusko
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Polish engineer who helped the Polish build fortifications
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Casmir Pulaski
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Polish cavelry officer who helped train American troops
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Fredrich Von Stubben
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Tought the Patriot forces military discipline
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Juan DesMorales
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Urged Spain, Cuba and Mexico to send money to the colonies
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Abigale Adams
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Championed women's rights
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Joseph Brandt
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Mohawk chief who led brutal attacks against the Patriots
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George Rogers Clark
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Led Virginia militia in the victory on the frontier at Kaskaskia and Vincennes
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Danniel Morgan
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Led Patriot forces to victory at Cowpens, SC
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John Paul Jones
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Captain of the Bonhomme Richard
American's first naval hero |
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Henry Clinton
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Succeeded William Howel as the Commander of all British troops in America
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Francis Marion
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The Swamp Fox
Led patriot militia in guerrilla warfare |
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Nathanial Green
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Replaced General Gates as Commander of Patriot Forces in the South
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Francois De Grasse
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French Admiral who defeated the British in the Chespeake Bay near Yorktown. Cut off suplies to the British near Yorktown
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Compte De Rochambeau
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Led French Troops at Yorktown
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John Jay
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Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the US |
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Thomas Jefferson
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Governor of NJ
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John Adams
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Helped the negotiate the Treaty of Paris
First Vice President of the US |
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Who were the three people who helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
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Thomas Jefferson
John Jay Ben Franklin |