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| 1942448682 | Militias | People originally thought what type of group could win the war, while Washington wanted an actual army? | 0 | |
| 1942448683 | Continental Army | The name of the army that was America's official fighting force during the revolution, which also served as a way to unite the people and promote nationalism. | 1 | |
| 1942448684 | Tories | What did the patriots call Loyalists? A group that was difficult to mobilize because there was no single opinion on what they actually wanted. | 2 | |
| 1942448685 | Hessian mercenaries | What group made up 1/3 of Britain's army during the revolution? Criticized by the Americans for being undemocratic with no cause. | 3 | |
| 1942448686 | New York | The effect of this battle was that Washington was finally able to convince the Continental Congress that they needed a real army, and they should only use defensive strategies. Patriots didn't really win, only sneaked out at night. | 4 | |
| 1946071655 | Ticonderoga, Saratoga | The battles at these two forts, also called the Northern Campaigns, featured rhe biggest british defeat until yorktown. Meanwhile, Ben Frank used this victory to persuade the French to help the Patriots. | 5 | |
| 1946071656 | Savannah | This battle was the biggest American defeat, also called Southern strategy. A successful attack on Georgia, the weakest colony, allowed the British to take over the Southern colonies, then hand over power to the Loyalists there. | 6 | |
| 1946071657 | Yorktown | The last big battle of the war, Cornwallis surrendered 1781. | 7 | |
| 1946071658 | War of 1812 | Which war followed the end of the revolution because Britain didn't follow through on aggreements? | 8 | |
| 1947020756 | Land | For what item did the French primarily ally with America during the war? | 9 | |
| 1947020757 | against | Were Indian tribes typically for or against the patriots? | 10 | |
| 1947020758 | Treaty of Paris, 1783 | Name, year of what ended the war (hint: similar name to the one that ended the French and Indian war) | 11 | |
| 1947020759 | George Washington | 1783: this military officer called for a restraint of physical force against congress for not giving soldiers bonuses, and resigned his commission as a general after the war, providing an example of military subordination to civil authority. | 12 | |
| 1947020760 | 20,000 | In the newly independent America, how many people did a territory need before establishing a constitution and government? | 13 | |
| 1947020761 | These United States | This phrase was used after gaining independence, and reflected that the colonists did not feel like a unified country but rather identified with their own states. | 14 | |
| 1947020762 | Whigs | Which political party was most favorable in the colonies for creating a new government structure? There was a democracy with an upper house to check things. | 15 | |
| 1947020763 | Bill of Rights | This document would be created as people argued that the government should be in the hands of the people. | 16 | |
| 1947020764 | Land of Ordinance of 1785 | 1785: this made the survey and sale of Western lands available and drove out many Indians. | 17 | |
| 1947020765 | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | 1787: this created 3-5 new states in the NW (around Ohio) where slavery was prohibited as per Jefferson's plan for the new states. | 18 | |
| 1947020766 | Local Independence | What type of independence specifically were looking for before the war? | 19 | |
| 1947253186 | Benedict Arnold | AP TERM: A famous American who comitted treason because he was upset with his his position in the army. Gave away location to British. | 20 | |
| 1947253187 | Valley Forge | AP TERM: winter quarters for American soldiers in Pennsylvania. | 21 | |
| 1947253188 | Articles of Confederation | *AP TERM: the first written constitution that would make America a union of self-governed states with a congress made up of one delegate from each state as well as a president. Congress controlled military, taxes, religion, government all left up to state. | 22 |
