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Chapter 7 Vocab
vocabulary words in chapter 7 for social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| George Washington | An American General, Commander of the Continental Army |
| mercenary | a professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country |
| strategy | an overall plan of action |
| rendezvous | meeting |
| Battles of Saratoga | a series of conflicts between British soldiers and the continental army in 1777 that proved to be the turning point in the Revolutionary War |
| ally | a country that agrees to help another country achieve a common goal |
| Marquis de Lafayette | 19 year old French noble man who volunteered to serve George Washington's army. |
| bayonet | long steel knives attached to the ends of guns |
| desert | to leave military duty without intending to return |
| privateer | a privately owned ship that a wartime government gives permission to attack an enemy's merchant ship |
| James Forten | son of a free African American sale maker of 14 years old |
| John Paul Jones | won the most famous sea battle |
| Lord Cornwallis | a British general |
| guerrillas | small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks |
| pacifist | those who appose to war |
| Battle of Yorktown | The last major battle in the Revolutionary War, which resulted in the surrender of British forces in 1781 |
| Treaty of Paris of 1783 | Ended the Revolutionary War |
| republicanism | An idea which stated that instead of the King, the people would rule |
| Elizabeth Freeman | An African American sued for her freedom, and she won. |
| Richard Allen | A preacher who helped start the free African Society |
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