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  • The __________ were colonists that were not in favor of fighting the British and wanted to remain under the rule of King George III.
    The Loyalists
  • Which French military officer gained trust and helped lead American troops?
    Marquis de Lafayette
  • What countries sent supplies to the Continental Army?
    France and Spain
  • The British took 4,650 ____________ in Charleston.
    Prisoners of war
  • What document made America a free nation?
    The Treaty of Paris
  • What was an advantage the Continental Army had?
    They were fighting in their own land that they were familiar with
  • With 3,500 soldiers, the British took over _________.
    Georgia
  • Why was the start of the war especially hard for the colonists?
    The British already had an army and the colonists did not
  • The Americans met with the British in France and signed the ____________.
    The Treaty of Paris
  • Cornwallis and his troops were on _________ in Yorktown, Virginia.
    A peninsula
  • What battle plan did the colonists use to drive the British out of New York?
    They hid, attacked, and then hid again with several surprise attacks
  • The _____________ were colonists in favor of fighting the British for independence
    ThePatriots
  • The British planned to move the war south because more ___________ lived there.
    Loyalists
  • The colonial army was called what?
    The Continental Army
  • Cornwallis was _________ on land and cutoff from the sea.
    Outnumbered
  • How did the British plan to end the war quickly?
    Cutting off New England from the rest of the colonies
  • Who were the leaders of the British Army?
    Clinton and Cornwallis
  • What did a man from Prussia do?
    Came in and trained the colonial army
  • Cornwallis ____________ Washington and the war was over.
    Surrendered
  • The colonial soldiers were
    Not well-trained
  • Who was the general of the colonial army?
    George Washington
  • ___________ voted to give Washington more money for the army.
    The colonists
  • The defeat of ________ was the worst American defeat in the American Revolution.
    Charleston
  • After the American win in Saratoga, France signed an ________ with America.
    Alliance
  • During the winter at Valley Forge, what happened?
    Many became sick and died but they were loyal and didn’t leave the army
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