American Revolution Flashcards

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Immigrant from Poland who spied for the Patriots and later used his skills as a banker to help fund the American Revolution.

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Haym Salomon

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Hired foreign soldiers.

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Mercenaries

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A Revolutionary War battle in New Jersey in 1776 where Patriot forces captured more than 900 Hessian troops.

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Battle of Trenton

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A plan for fighting a battle or war.

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Strategy

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A Revolutionary War battle in New York in 1777 that resulted in a major defeat of British troops and marked the Patriots’ greatest victory up to that point in the war.

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Battle of Saratoga

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A Frenchman who volunteered to serve in the Continental army without pay and used his money and influence to support the Patriots.

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Marquis de Lafayette

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A Prussian military officer who trained the Continental army.

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Baron Friedrich von Steuben

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The governor of Spanish Louisiana who became a Patriot ally.

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Bernardo de Galvez

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Naval commander who said, “I have not yet begun to fight!”

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John Paul Jones

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A surveyor who led the Patriots’ western campaign.

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George Rogers Clark