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20 Cards in this Set
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Colonists called themselves Loyalists or Patriots based on__
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What the believe in.
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Which group of people was promised their freedom if they fought in the Revolutionary War?
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Enslaved African Americans
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Native Americans chose to be___during the Revolutionary War.
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Patriots or Loyalists depending on their needs
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What were some contributions made by women during the Revolutionary War?
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Brought supplies and water to soldiers fought in battles ran farms, and businessess at home, and wrote about the revolution.
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What were the contributions made by the French after they joined the Patriotsa?
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Sent soldiers, officers, and ships. Helped defeat the British at Yorktown.
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This country supported the Americans during the Revolutionary War.
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France
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The Battle of Yorktown was won because___
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Americans and French were able to circle the British and cutoff supplies and troops.
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France helped the United States because of the US victory at____
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Saratoga
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Which states are contained within the Northwest Territory?
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Kentucky, Ohio, Tennesse
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Without the help of the British(as the British left the forts in the Ohio Valley area)Native Americans had trouble dealing with__who were moving onto their lands.
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colonies
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This document named the US as a country for the very first time.
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The Treaty of Paris
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The first womanrecognized as a Revolutionary War veteran was___, because she had been wounded in battle.
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Margaret Corbin
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How did the opinions of some Americans change towards slavery after the Revolutionary War?
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The Declaration of Independance states, life, liberty to all people. Some thought that slaves should have these things as well.
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This document is a set of laws used for governing the Northwest Territory and for forming new states in that region.
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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What was the Treaty of Paris?
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It officially ended the Revolutionary War
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The British blockades of American ports caused____
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A shortage of goods in the colonies
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The turning point of the American Revolution was
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The Battle of Saratoga
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The British were hoping to defeat the Colonists in the___Colonies
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Southern
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The Continental Army was weak because___
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Their clothes and shoes were falling apart and food was low. There was no trading and no supplies
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In the winter of 1777 Washington moved the Continental Army to___, to rest and keep watch on the British soldiers
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Valley Forge, PA
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