The Revolutionary War

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1 After the Battle of Monmouth, the British switched strategy to focus on the South because they realized that they couldn't defeat the Americans in the North without major reinforcements.
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2 Bunker Hill and Guilford Courthouse can be considered technical British victories despite the British suffering greater casualties than Americans in both these battles.
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3 Francis Marion led an American force to capture the fort at Vincennes and solidify American control of the Ohio River valley.
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4 News of the battle of Monmouth convinced the French to join in alliance with the Americans against the British.
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5 The battle of Cowpens left North Carolina defenseless against the British.
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6 Guilford Courthouse, Yorktown and Camden were all battles that took place in the South.
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7 Trenton, Brandywine, and Monmouth all took place in New England.
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8 During the war American trade with other countries increased.
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9 Many women had to become expert in traditionally masculine activities such as running businesses or farms during the war.
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10 The Continental Congress ordered that all Loyalist lands be taken away from them during the war.
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11 At some point during the war, the British occupied all the major colonial cities: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charleston and Savannah.
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12 The value of the Continental dollar increased during the war.
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13 The British tried to win the support of blacks during the war by promising freedom to all slaves who would take up arms for the British.
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14 Few blacks fought on the American side throughout the Revolution because the Continental Army barred blacks from serving.
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15 Most of the Iroquois Indians sided with the British during the war.
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16 Women served with the armies in jobs such as cooks, nurses, laundresses and guides.
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17 The Treaty of Paris was negotiated by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Hancock.
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18 According to the Treaty of Paris, the western boundary of the United States would be the Appalachian Mountains.
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19 According to the Treaty of Paris, Florida was now part of the United States.
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20 About 100,000 Loyalists left America and fled to Canada or England during the war.
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