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Chapter 9: Winning the Revolution

Chapter 9: Winning the Revolution. By: Miss Snyder. Lesson 1: Declaring Independence. 1776 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Declaration of independence is signed . Second Continental Congress. The Second Continental Congress formed the Continental Army . . Continental Army.

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Chapter 9: Winning the Revolution

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  1. Chapter 9: Winning the Revolution By: Miss Snyder

  2. Lesson 1: Declaring Independence 1776 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Declaration of independence is signed

  3. Second Continental Congress The Second Continental Congress formed the Continental Army.

  4. Continental Army The Continental Army was formed of soldiers from all 13 colonies by the Second Continental Congress.

  5. Olive Branch Petition The Olive Branch Petition was a letter sent to King George III by the 2nd Cont. Congress in an attempt to avoid war.

  6. Declaration of Independence The Second Continental Congress appointed a committee of 5 men to write a Declaration of Independence from British Rule. Those five men were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.

  7. traitor A traitor is a person who works against his or her country.

  8. Lesson 2: Patriots at War 1778Monmouth, New Jersey Mary Ludwig hays fights for the patriot cause in the battle of Monmouth in new jersey

  9. Green Mountain Boys The Green Mountain Boys were a group of Patriot soldiers, led by Ethan Allen.

  10. mercenary A mercenary is a person who is hired for service in a foreign army. King George III hired German mercenaries to fight against the Americans

  11. Battle of Saratoga The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the Revolutionary War where Britain attempted take control of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River.

  12. Lesson 3: The World Turned Upside Down 1781 Yorktown, Virginia The British surrender to the Americans

  13. Treaty of Paris The Treaty of Paris officially ended the American Revolution. Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

  14. Vocab Review

  15. Who formed the Continental Army? Second Continental Congress

  16. What document stated that the United States was an independent nation from G.B.? Treaty of Paris

  17. Which document told King George III that American colonists were still loyal to Britain? Olive Branch Petition

  18. During which battle did Britain attempt to take control of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River? Battle of Saratoga

  19. What important document did Thomas Jefferson write? Declaration of Independence

  20. What was the name of the group of Patriot soldiers from Vermont? Green Mountain Boys

  21. What was formed of soldiers from all 13 colonies? Continental Army

  22. Who did King George III hire from Germany to fight against the Americans? mercenaries

  23. What was anyone who signed the Declaration of Independence called? traitor

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