C4 Flashcards War for Independence -

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Who published a new edition of the Declaration of Independence in January 1777, for the first time carrying the names of the signers?

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Mary Katherine Goddard

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In what year did Mary Katherine Goddard publish a new edition of the Declaration of Independence that included the names of the signers?

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1777

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According to the passage, who put the records on record?

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Katherine Goddard

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Why did the Americans need help from France during the war for independence?

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They needed military help.

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Who sailed for France in October 1776 and received an enthusiastic greeting in Paris?

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Benjamin Franklin

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Who formed a dummy corporation to ship muskets and gunpowder to the Americans?

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Beaumarchais

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How much money did King Louis XVI secretly loan to the Americans?

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A million livres ($200,000)

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How many French muskets reached America in 1777? Fill in the blank: ________ French muskets reached America in 1777.

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Eleven thousand

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By 1783, France would send the Americans £48 million ($1.4 billion today) worth of supplies and weapons.

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True

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French artillery officer ________ insisted on an appointment as major general in charge of artillery and engineers during the American Revolution.

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Phillippe Charles Tronson du Coudray