American Revolutionary War Flashcards

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People who remained loyal to Great Britain

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Loyalists

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An enslaved African American who served as a spy in the Continental Army and fought for his freedom

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James Lafayette

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Who inspired patriots from other colonies with the phrase 'give me liberty or give me death'?

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Patrick Henry

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Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

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What document states that authority to govern belongs to the people?

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The Declaration of Independence

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What was the American victory that led to the end of the war in 1781?

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The Battle of Yorktown

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Who was the French nobleman that volunteered in the Continental Army?

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Marquis de Lafayette

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Who served in the Continental Army and fought for independence?

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Patriots

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What ended the American Revolutionary War and established America as an independent nation?

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The Treaty of Paris

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Who expressed the reasons for colonial independence in the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson