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The American Revolution

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Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet to help raise morale when American spirits were low.The Crisis
Site of suffering and hardship for Washington's troops during the winter of 1777-1778Valley Forge
This Louisiana governor secretly helped the American cause.Bernardo de Galvez
800 privately owned merchant ships that helped the American Navyprivateers
Main composer of the Declaration of Independence.Thomas Jeffeerson
Group of soldiers defeated by Washington's troops at TrentonGerman (Hessians) mercenaries
Used guerrilla warfare against the BritishFrancis Marion aka Swamp Fox
Naval ship commander that declared "I have not yet begun to fight!"John Paul Jones
His name has come to mean "traitor"Benedict Arnold
A formal agreement between two powers to work together towards a common goalalliance
He wrote a pro-independence pamphlet titled "Common Sense"Thomas Paine
Treaty that marked the end of the American RevolutionTreaty of Paris 1783
Most Southern states refused to allow this group to serve as soldiersAfrican Americans
The side that Native Americans chose during the American RevolutionGreat Britain
The Battle that became the turning point during the American RevolutionSaratoga
The first country to sign a treaty of Alliance with the United States during the American RevolutionFrance


Middles School Social Studies Teacher
E. W. Beavers Middle School
Haskell, OK

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