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ch 7 vocab js
Question | Answer |
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george washington | was the commander of the continetal army |
mercenary | is a professional soldier hired to fight for a forien country |
strategy | an overall plan for action |
rendezous | a meeting |
battles of saratoga | a seirs of conflicts that resulted in a turning point of the war |
ally | a country thats helps another country |
marquis de lafayette | 19 year old french noblemen |
bayonet | long steel knives that were on the end of the guns |
desert | to leave the army |
privateer | a private ship used to ambush enemys |
james forten | the son of a free african sail maker |
jon pual jones | he won the most famous sea battle |
lord cornwallis | he was a british general |
guerrillas | small brand of fighters who weakened the enemy by doing a hit and run |
pacifist | opposed to war |
battle of yorktown | american and french battled in yorktown |
treaty of paris of 1763 | ended the revolutionary war |
republicanism | instead of the king ruling the people would rule |
elizabeth freeman | sued for her freedom in massasschuessts and won |
richard allen | helped start the free african society |