SSUSH4 US History

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What are our natural rights according to Jefferson? (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)

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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

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To gain independence from the British Empire

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The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

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detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.

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When Gen. Cornwallis surrendered to G. Washington at the Battle of Yorktown, it ended the __________.

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Revolutionary War

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The "turning point in the war". It showed the patriots had a good chance of winning. France decided to ally with the Americans after this battle.

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Battles of Saratoga

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1776 battle in New Jersey in which George Washington's troops captured a Hessian encampment in a surprise attack after crossing the Delaware River

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Battle of Trenton

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The last major battle of the Revolutionary War which resulted in the surrender of British forces

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Battle of Yorktown

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Prussian drill master who taught American soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge how to successfully fight the British.

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Baron von Steuben

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A 19-year-old French nobleman who volunteered to serve in Washington's Army.

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Marquis de Lafayette