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-forth attempth at colonial unity
-still no call for independence -sent a final list of grievances to the king hoping to end peacefully -began raising money for an army and navy -appointed George Washington as general of the continental army |
Second Continental Congress
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-valuable munitions storage taken during the Revolution
-colonists captured much needed guns and cannons |
Fort Ticonderoga
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-Final plea for peace from the colonists
-asked for peace, but after Bunker Hill, George III was out for war |
Olive Branch Petition
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-city in Virginia that Britain burnt during the Revolution, helping the Americans unite against the British
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Norfolk, VA
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-Treaty between US and France entering France into the war on US's side
-recognized American independence -pledged a military alliance |
Franco-American Treaty
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-organized by Catherine the Great of Russia
-linked the neutral nations of the Revolution against Britain |
Armed Neutrality
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-Valuable American general during the Revolution who switched sides, damaging American morale
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Benedict Arnold
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