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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Trenton's Vietnam Vocabby Francisco69 | 21 terms | May 14, 2009 |
| 2 | Battle of Saratoga-Battle of Trentonby AnnaB15 | 6 terms | December 10, 2007 |
| 3 | Scienceby rileymagill | 11 terms | November 28, 2007 |
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| trenton definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | new jersey | 175 sets | |
| 2 | on christmas night, 1776, washington led 2,400 men across the delaware river to attack the drunken hessians who were sleeping. the americans killed 30 of the enemy and took 918 captives and 6 hessian cannons. | 7 sets | |
| 3 | battle won by the americans in 1776 | 4 sets | |
| 4 | where washington captured hesian troops on xmas day in new jersey | 3 sets | |
| 5 | new jersy | 3 sets | |
| 6 | in this battle, washington crossed the delaware river, and defeated the hessians | 3 sets | |
| 7 | washington launched a successful surprise attack on the british camp at _______, new jersey. | 3 sets | |
| 8 | a battle that ended with an american victory against the hessian mercenaries hired by the british. this battle proved to be a morale booster, and was one of washington's few victories. | 3 sets | |
| 9 | capital of new jersey | 3 sets | |
| 10 | george washington and continental army surprised and defeated the hessians here | 2 sets | |
| 11 | battle won by the americans in 1776. | 2 sets | |
| 12 | what is the capital of new jersey? | 2 sets | |
| 13 | new jersey nj | 2 sets | |
| 14 | nj | 2 sets | |
| 15 | washington's army defeated the hessians here on the morning after christmas, 1776 | 2 sets | |
| 16 | hessians | 2 sets | |
| 17 | the capital of new jersey | 2 sets | |
| 18 | crossing of the delawere | 2 sets | |
| 19 | at which battle did washington guide his men across the delaware river to attack the hessions? | 1 set | |
| 20 | new jersery/ne | 1 set | |
| 21 | opposite side of river in new jersey. dec. 26th attack german hessians in the winter for moral boost! helps soldiers re-enlist | 1 set | |
| 22 | a camp for british troops | 1 set | |
| 23 | where washington and his men marched nine miles to reach a garrison of hessians. battle won by the americans in 1776 | 1 set | |
| 24 | gilchrist county | 1 set | |
| 25 | capital of new jersey, site of an important battle in the american revolution | 1 set | |
| 26 | where was the battle that washington defeated the hessians at on christmas night | 1 set | |
| 27 | george washington crossed the delaware, captured 1000 hessians | 1 set | |
| 28 | town in new jersey where the american army overtook the hessians and captured many supplies | 1 set | |
| 29 | american forces, pushed out of new york, retreated to new jersey. with morale low, washington risked a surprise attack across the delaware river on christmas. it was a great success with almost no american deaths. 2/3 of the hessians were killed or captured. | 1 set | |
| 30 | what is the capital of new jersey | 1 set | |
| 31 | in this battle in 1776, washington crossed the delaware river, and defeated the hessians | 1 set | |
| 32 | washington held troops across the delaware river to this place guarded by colonel johann g. rall. rall was warned of washington's attack but took no notice and when washington attacked the next day he killed and captured 1000 hessains in 45 minutes | 1 set | |
| 33 | what's the capital of new jersey? | 1 set | |
| 34 | the 1st american victory (now in the state of new jersey) | 1 set | |
| 35 | new jersey capital | 1 set | |
| 36 | 1776, george washington and continental army surprised and defeated the hessians here | 1 set | |
| 37 | having lost at newport, rhode island and been driven out of new york, the continental army's morale was very low. but washington's bold decision to cross the icy delaware on christmas night, 1776 produced a victory here against hessian soldiers and helped turned the tide for the americans. | 1 set | |
| 38 | where did washington surprise a group of hessians on christmas day? | 1 set | |
| 39 | capital of nj | 1 set | |
| 40 | colonial victory; inspired the soldiers to stay in the colonial army | 1 set | |