Unit 4 Chapter 3 First Five Study Guide for Test

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Identify the historical importance of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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It boosted American morale and demonstrated colonial resilience.

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What challenges and successes did the United States experience at the beginning of the American Revolution? Challenges: short of supplies & troops, poor training, lack of support from Congress, loss at Long Island. Successes: Lexington & Concord, Cannons captured at Fort Ticonderoga, fighting spirit at Bunker Hill, Siege of Boston.

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Challenges: short of supplies & troops, poor training, lack of support from Congress, loss at Long Island. Successes: Lexington & Concord, Cannons captured at Fort Ticonderoga, fighting spirit at Bunker Hill, Siege of Boston.

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At the Battle of Long Island, what happened to the Continental Army?

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It was forced to retreat with heavy losses.

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Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” was significant because it was the first open call for independence from Great Britain.

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True

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Thomas Jefferson referred to the 3 “unalienable” rights in the Declaration of Independence as stated below.

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

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The significance of the Declaration of Independence is that it declared America's independence and laid the foundation for modern democratic principles.

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It declared America's independence and laid the foundation for modern democratic principles.

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The winter at Valley Forge built resilience and improved training among American troops, which was essential for their victory in the Revolutionary War.

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It provided better tactics and training to American soldiers.

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James Armistead Lafayette was a spy during the American Revolutionary War.

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Spy during the American Revolutionary War

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The historical importance of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga is that it provided the Continental Army with crucial artillery and a strategic position during the Revolutionary War.

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It provided the Continental Army with crucial artillery and a strategic position.

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What happened to Benedict Arnold after Ticonderoga?

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He defected to the British.