Mod 4.4: The Struggle for Liberty (Flashcards)

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Patriots crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attack on Hessians.

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Battle of Trenton

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Spied for the Patriots in New York, caught and hanged. Last words: 'I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.'

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Nathan Hale

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Mary Ludwig Hays earned the nickname for courage in bringing water to soldiers during battle.

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Molly Pitcher

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French nobleman who fought in the Continental army.

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Marquis de Lafayette

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Paid foreign soldiers.

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mercenaries

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Major turning point in the Revolutionary War in eastern New York, leading to France, Spain, and Holland joining the fight.

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Battle of Saratoga

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Victory at sea against a British warship; famously said, 'I have not yet begun to fight!'

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John Paul Jones

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Spanish governor of Louisiana who supported Patriots by attacking British trade posts in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Bernardo de Galvez

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Prussian officer who trained Continental army soldiers at Valley Forge.

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Baron Friedrich von Steuben

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Campaigns in the west along the Ohio River to Tennessee, capturing Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Fort Sackville.

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George Rogers Clark