Vocab 2.3

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Final battle of the American Revolution: Cornwallis surrendered to Washington.

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Battle of Yorktown

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John Paul Jones: A famous Navy Commander who won many sea battles and said, "I have not yet begun to fight."

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John Paul Jones

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Banned Colonists from meeting, closed Boston Harbor, sent British officers to England for trial.

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Intolerable Acts

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Battle nicknamed the “shot heard round the world”

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Battle of Lexington and Concord

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Importance of the Battle of Saratoga?

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Turning point of the war; France and Spain joined the Continental Army against Britain.

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First Continental Congress: Meeting of delegates to discuss response to Intolerable Acts.

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A meeting of delegates that met to discuss how to respond to the Intolerable Acts.

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Ready to fight for the Continental Army at a minute's notice?

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Minutemen

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Battle associated with George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River.

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Battle of Trenton

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Valley Forge: Many Continental Army soldiers died from tough conditions but emerged stronger.

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Many Continental Army soldiers died from tough conditions but emerged stronger.

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Creation of the United States and end of the Revolutionary War after:

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Treaty of Paris 1783