abeka history 11 section 6.5

1. tax

2. laws

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the british proposed to give up its power to _____ colonies or pass _______

1. independence

2. america

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the british also proposed to offer _______________; so ____________ turned them down

sir henry clinton

replaced general howe; abandoned philadelphia in the spring of 1778 and moved to NYC

monmouth

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washington was defeated at ______________

george rogers clark

led the patriots on the frontier

joseph brant

native american leader who helped the british; became a missionary to his people

anthony wayne

recaptured stony point for the patriots

america

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___________ did not have an official navy

privateers

civilian captains and ships (fought most of the naval battles)

john paul jones

led the bonhomme richard to defeat the serapis

general cornwallis

led a campaign vs. the patriots in the south

• georgia

• south carolina

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the battles in the south captured ____________ and _________ ____________

francis marion

“swamp fox”

thomas sumter

“game cock”

battle of king’s mountain

checked the advance of the british

nathanael greene

the “fighting quaker” ; led the british away from their reinforcements

cornwallis

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____________ abandoned the territory he had conquered and retreated to the coast

yorktown

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cornwallis waited in ___________, VA for reinforcements from england

battle of yorktown

washington attacked cornwallis from the north with the french

comte de grasse

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a french fleet led by __________ ___ _________ blocked the entrance to chesapeake bay

comte de rochambeau

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________ ___ _____________ led french reinforcements south with washington to invade yorktown

october 19, 1781

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cornwallis was forced to surrender on ____________ ____, _______

1783

when did the british give up and surrender?

• free

• sovereign

• independent

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the british agreed to give up all land in the new world and recognized america as “_______, ____________, and _______________ states”

spain

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_________ regained florida

france

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__________ won trade advantages and the satisfaction of defeating britain